Piaskower Synagoge
| Piaskower Synagogue | |
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Polish: Synagoga Piaskower | |
| File:1987 January 2018 in Białystok.jpg The former synagogue in 2018 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism (former) |
| Rite | Nusach Ashkenaz |
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| Location | |
| Location | 3 Piękna Street, Białystok, Podlaskie Voivodeship |
| Country | Poland |
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| Architecture | |
| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Established | c. 1820 (as a congregation) |
| Groundbreaking | 1891 |
| Completed | 1893 |
| Materials | Brick |
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The Piaskower Synagogue (Polish: Synagoga Piaskower) is a former Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 3 Piękna Street, in the Piaski district of Białystok, in the Podlaskie Voivodeship of Poland.
Completed in 1893, the former synagogue served as a place of worship until desecrated by Nazis during World War II. After the war, the former synagogue served as a community center for Jews living in Białystok until 1968, and following a fire in 1989, the building has been used for profane purposes since 1995.[1][2]
History
[edit | edit source]The synagogue was constructed from 1891 to 1893 on the site of an earlier wooden synagogue which had been built around 1820.
During the German occupation of Poland in World War II, the synagogue was partially destroyed. From 1945 to 1968, it was the seat of various Białystok Jewish organisations, such as the Socio-cultural Association of Jews in Poland. From 1968, the building was no longer used for specifically Jewish purposes, instead being used as a cinema and a theatre. Renovation work in the 1970s removed the distinctive features that marked it as a synagogue and it burnt down in 1989.[2]
In 1995, the structure was renovated. It is currently the headquarters of the Ludwik Zamenhof Foundation, which sells text-books and literature on Esperanto and offers Esperanto language courses.[2]
See also
[edit | edit source]- Chronology of Jewish Polish history
- History of the Jews in Poland
- List of active synagogues in Poland
References
[edit | edit source]External links
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- 1820s establishments in Poland
- 19th-century synagogues in Poland
- 20th-century attacks on Jewish institutions
- Esperanto organizations
- Former Orthodox synagogues in Poland
- Jewish organizations established in the 1820s
- Objects of cultural heritage in Poland
- Synagogues completed in 1893
- Synagogues in Białystok
- European synagogue stubs
- Polish religious building and structure stubs