The wooden synagogue of Sniadowo
was built in 1768. It consisted of a main hall with an
octagonal vault roof supported by four pillars, flanked by
two-story corner pavilions with pyramidal roofs. While the
town likely had prayer houses as well, everyone probably
attended the main synagogue for the holidays.
The synagogue pictured above was
destroyed by fire during World War I. Shortly after 1919,
another wooden synagogue was built. During World War II,
the house was acquired by the Catholic church and removed to
the nearby town of Szumowo, where it still stands today.
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