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Andrychów, POLAND (cir
1920s)** |
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Bakałarzewo, Poland
(1915)
PC
Complex of two
wooden synagogues. |
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BARCZEWO, POLAND
(2007)** |
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Bełchatów, POLAND (bef
1939)** |
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Biała, POLAND
(1926)
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BIALYSTOK, POLAND (1920)
The Great Synagogue
The Bialystok Great Synagogue was built on
Suraska Street, construction beginning in either 1909 or 1909 and
ending upon its completion in 1913. The builder of the
synagogue was Solomon Rabinovitch of Bialystok. The synagogue was topped
by a large dome with a spire of ten meters, with two smaller
symmetrical domes atop its two side halls.
The Germans occupied Bialystok in June
1941. They immediately burned down portions of the Jewish
neighborhood, including the Great Synagogue.
On June 27,1941 the Germans locked 1,500 Jews inside the synagogue
and burned them alive, the synagogue being burnt to the ground with
all the people inside.
A memorial plaque to the 1500 Jews who were burned alive, as well as
the reconstruction of the wrecked Great Synagogue dome, was
dedicated in August 1995.
Photo from Wikipedia. |
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BIELSK PODLASKI, POLAND
(1930)
PC
Exterior and
interior of wooden synagogue. |
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BIELSKO
Biała, POLAND
(1910)
known as Biała
before WWII.
ul. 3 Maja.
From Wikipedia, which
states:
"Bielsko Synagogue was a synagogue in Bielsko, Poland. It was built in
1879-1881, designed by Karol Korn. The synagogue was completely
destroyed by Nazis on 13 September 1939." |
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BIEZUN, POLAND (bef
1958)* The synagogue in Bieżuń,
Poland was built at the start of the twentieth century
and was converted to a movie theater in 1958. Next to
the building is the old Rabbi's House and the Beit
Midrash.
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Biłgoraj, Poland (1900)
PC
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BOBOWA, Poland
photos left:
Courtesy of Shmuel ben Eliezer.
photo right: dated 1930. |
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Boćki, Poland (1936)
PC
Two
synagogues. The first from the left is wooden. Built half XIX century.
Both were demolished in 1941.
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BYDGOSZCZ, POLAND
(1920s)
Pod Blankami Street
From Wikipedia which
states:
"Bydgoszcz Synagogue
was a synagogue in Bydgoszcz, Poland. It was built in 188s, designed by
Alfred Muttrey, in the place of old wooden synagogue, on Pod Blankami
Street. The synagogue was destroyed during World War II." |
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BYTOM, POLAND
Bytom Synagogue was
a synagogue in Beuthen, Germany (now Bytom, Poland). It was built
in1869, in the place of old one. The synagogue was burnt down by Nazis
during the Kristallnacht on 9–10 November 1938.
From Wikipedia. |
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Chełm, Poland (1930?)
PC
Built in the seventeenth
century. |
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Chorzów, Poland (1910)
PC
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CIECHANOW, POLAND*
The synagogue at
Zakroczymska Street under construction at the beginning
of the twentieth century. It was destroyed by the
Germans during World War II. |
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Cieszanów, Poland
Photos courtesy of
Shmuel ben Eliezer. |
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CZESTOCHOWA, POLAND
(bef 1944)
The
Old Community
Synagogue was at ul. Nadrzeczna 32 in Czestochowa. The
exact date of the start of the construction of the Old
Synagogue (Stara Synagoga) is unknown. The building was
expanded in 1872 and then renovated in 1928-29. It was
ransacked by the Germans in September 1939, who then
completely destroyed it during the liquidation of the
Small Ghetto in 1943. |
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CZESTOCHOWA, POLAND
(bef 1940)
The
New Synagogue was at
the corner of ul. Wilsona and ul. Garabaldiego in
Czestochowa. It was completed in 1893 and burned by the
Germans on December 25, 1939. In 1955 the Czestochowa
City Council decided to build a philharmonic hall on the
ruins of the New Synagogue. |
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Dąbie, Poland
Photo courtesy of
Shmuel ben Eliezer. |
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GABIN, POLAND
(1916/1930)
PC
Wooden synagogue. |
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Gdańsk, POLAND (beg. 20th
c.)
The Great Synagogue
The great synagogue of
Danzig (now Gdansk in Poland) destroyed by the Nazis in 1939.
From Wikipedia. |
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GLIWICE, POLAND
New Synagogue
Was Gleiwitz,
Germany before WWII.
New Synagogue was a
synagogue in Gleiwitz, Germany (today Gliwice, Poland). It was built in
1859-1861, designed by Salomon Lubowski and Louis Troplowitz. The
synagogue was destroyed by Nazis during Kristallnacht on 9–10 November
1938.
photo right: Wilhelmsplatz Post with a synagogue, cir 1900. |
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Głogów, Poland (1900)
Church, synagogue and
school.
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GRAJEWO, POLAND (1916)
PC
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GRYFICE, POLAND (2006)
PC
Lt:
Former place of the synagogue in Gryfice, now training place for fire
men. The photo depicts the rear view of the synagogue presented in the
original picture.
Rt:
Greifenberg in Pommern
(Germany) Pomerania. Now West Pomeranian Voivodeship. View of the former
synagogue, demolished in 1986. It was located beside the fire station.
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Hajnówka, Poland
(1935?) PC
Wooden synagogue built in 1930. |
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Inowrocław, Poland
From Wikipedia:
"Inowrocław
Synagogue was one of two synagogues... The structure was built in 1908,
with funds provided almost entirely by Leopold Levy.
After Nazi
Germany's invasion of Poland in 1939, the Nazis attempted to turn it
into a bathhouse or swimming pool, but were unable to so they destroyed
it. Today, the site of the building is occupied by a statue of Polish
literary figure Jan Kasprowicz who was born on the outskirts of the city
in the village of Szymborze. The site of the synagogue has recently been
renamed Skwer Jan-Paweł II (John-Paul II Square). The other synagogue
was in Ulica Rzeźnicka; it is not known when it was demolished but it is
believed some time in the 1980s, and a private house now stands there." |
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Janów Sokolski, Poland
(1930)
PC
Wooden synagogue. |
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Jarosław, Poland
Photo courtesy of
Shmuel ben Eliezer.
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Jasło, POLAND
The Great Synagogue
Karol Szajnocha St.
Built in 1905, was an Orthodox Jewish synagogue.. It was destroyed by
the Nazis during World War II.
From Wikipedia. |
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JEDWABNE, POLAND (bef
1913)*
The synagogue in
Jedwabne was probably built circa 1771. It was destroyed
by fire in 1913.
Photo, right: Dated 1919.
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Józefów (LUBELSKI), POLAND
Synagogue is now used
as a local library. The design of a menorah still appears within a
synagogue window.
Photo, right: Dated
1939. |
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