The Vercelli Synagogue () is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Via Foà 70, in Vercelli, Italy.Pugliese, Stanislao G., ed. (2002) The Most Ancient of Minorities: the Jews of Italy. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press ; p. 174 Designed in the Moorish Revial style by Marco Treves, an architect born in Vercelli who also designed the Great Synagogue of Florence, the synagogue was completed in 1878.
History The synagogue features red-and-white masonry courses and a flat, tripartite facade with a raised central portion, that resembles a number of other European and American synagogues with designs inspired by Vienna's Leopoldstädter Tempel, by architect Ludwig Förster.
A major restoration project was launched in 2007.
On 23 November 2013, in an antisemitic act, two swastikas were found sprayed on its walls.
See also
History of the Jews in Italy List of synagogues in Italy
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