Serbian name
Sombor
Former name
Hungarian name
Zombor
Slovak name
German name
Zombor
English description
Jews began settling in Sombor in the 18th century, and the community had its first rabbi already in 1790. The Jewish cemetery was founded in 1803. The first synagogue was built in 1818, and in 1865 a new synagogue was built on the same site – on the corner of Jevrejska and Sinagoga Streets. The Jewish community and the Hevra Kadisha were founded in 1825. In 1925, the orthodox community founded a separate community and built a synagogue on 34 St. Roko Street. Before World War II, 1,200 Jews lived in Sombor. The number of Holocaust survivors is 252. The Neolog synagogue was demolished and there is no memorial-plaque. The building of the orthodox synagogue still stands, however, it is used as an office building of the school "Čistoća i zelenilo." There is no memorial-plaque. The Jewish community of Sombor is still active.
Bibliography
Davor Stipić, ''U borbi protiv zaborava: Jevrejska zajednica u Jugoslaviji i očuvanje sećanja na Holokaust 1945-1955,'' Godišnjak za društvenu istoriju 2 (2016): 91-121.
Evidencija preživelih Jevreja u Jugoslaviji 1946, I-II, Arhiv JONS, Novi Sad,
Jevrejska istorija Sombora .

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