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List of Jewish architects

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Source revisionSep 23, 2026
Entity authorityQ6575331 ↗
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This is a list of Jewish architects.

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Mikhail Okhitovich (Russian: Михаил Александрович Охитович) (1896, St. Petersburg, Russian Empire–1937, Moscow, USSR), was a Bolshevik sociologist, town planner and Constructivist architectural theorist who was murdered by the KGB. USSR

Rivka Oxman (1950–), is an architect, researcher, professor and author; awarded an Honorary Doctorate (Honoris Causas) by the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya in Barcelona. Israel

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Zsigmond Quittner (né Sigismund Quittner) (13 February 1859, Pest, Austria-Hungary–25 October 1918, Vienna, Austria-Hungary), was a Hungarian architect whose style was eclectic and a commercial version of the Vienna Secession movement. Hungary

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Joseph Urban (26 May 1872, Vienna, Austria-Hungary–10 July 1933, New York, NY), was an Austrian-American architect, illustrator, and scenic designer.

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Pierre Vago (30 August 1910, Budapest, Austria-Hungary–1 February 2002, Noisy-sur-École, France), was a notable French architect who worked on the Hansaviertel in Berlin. France, Germany

Samuil Vainshtein (ru) (Russian: Самуил Миронович Вайнштейн) (12 February 1918, Kiev, USSR–21 April 1996, Kiev, Russia), was a Soviet and Russian architect. USSR, Russia

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Avraham Yaski (Hebrew: אברהם יסקי‎)‎ (14 April 1927, Kishinev, Romania–28 March 2014), was an Israeli architect, founded the architectural firm now known as Moore Yasky Sivan Architects, and in 1982 was awarded the Israel Prize in architecture. Erez Israel, Israel

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References

Further reading

Warhaftig, Myra (2005). Deutsche jüdische Architekten vor und nach 1933 – das Lexikon (in German).

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