Levice, Jewish school

The building of the Jewish school is part of the Levice Synagogue cultural monument. It is an architectural gem of functionalism. Since 1853, the Levice Jewish religious community had had its own school, which was located in the close vicinity of the synagogue. By the first third of the 20th century, the old one-story building no longer met capacity or hygiene requirements, so the Jewish community decided to build a new, modern school building according to a design by Viennese architect Jacques Oblatt. The new school was erected in 1934-1936 and is a characteristic piece of functionalist architecture. Sadly, the Jewish community enjoyed its school for only a few years. In 1944, the building was used as a ghetto to gather Jews from Levice and the surrounding area before they were deported to concentration camps.

Today, the reconstructed building is run by the Municipal Cultural Center of Levice in cooperation with the City of Levice as a space for education, cultural activities and as a center of creativity for the city and the region. In addition to the permanent exhibition about the life of Jews in and around Levice, visitors can view a virtual-reality visualization of Levice in the 1940s and read the names of Jews deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp on June 13, 1944.