Located at 45°54' N, 16°51' E
- JewishGen Hungary SIG
- Pinkas HaKehilot, Yugoslavia (1988), p. 39: "Bjelovar"
town image {February 2009]
The synagogue on ulica Strossmayer was built in 1911-20 by Bernard Hoenigsberg & Julius Deutsch and consecrated in 1917. The building was confiscated in 1947 and still exists as a publicly owned concert hall. The building was renovated in 1990. An older synagogue built in 1882 and demolished in 1917. [Land Registry: Folder No: 1020; Plot No.: 2235] The Jewish community was established in 1877 and still exists. The synagogue closed in 1952. Jewish Population: 1925/26-800; 1930-503; 1931- 529; 1937/38- 440; 1941- 288; 1947-35; 1994-10. Source: Srdjan Matic, MD, 40 West 95th Street, Apt. 1-B, New York, NY 10025. (212) 222-7783. See: Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1992. (Page 243)
Wikipedia article about the synagogue. [July 2014]
Dragutin Wolf (1866-1927) lived here.
Cemetery: Part of the Town Central Cemetery, established in 1876 and still is in use. Ceremonial Hall exists, but was sold in 1966. @200 monuments exist on public property that was confiscated in 1947. [Land Registry: Folder No: 9 Plot No.: 1231 & 1228] [date?]
The Jewish section of the well-maintained municipal cemetery was established in 1876. Inscriptions are in various combinations of Hebrew, German, Hungarian, Croatian and other languages. [July 2014]