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Templul Coral, un spațiu al memoriei de un secol și jumătate
The Coral Temple, a Place of Memory for the Last Century and a Half

Author(s): Lya Benjamin
Subject(s): Social history, History of Judaism, 19th Century, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today), Sociology of Religion
Published by: Editura Hasefer
Keywords: self-emancipation; community; congregation; devastation; emancipation; inauguration; sermons; statutes; the Coral Temple;

Summary/Abstract: This study is a short history of the Coral Temple from the time it was built until today. It highlights: the modernism of this holy place, without impairing upon tradition; its religious, cultural, philanthropic and political functions. The multifaceted activity of the Temple is presented chronologically, across different political regimes of modern and contemporary Romania. The erection of the Coral Temple, in the 1850s and 60s, marks the beginning of modern times, as well as the beginning and self-emancipation of the Jews in the Romanian context.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 2 (18)
  • Page Range: 15-39
  • Page Count: 25
  • Language: Romanian