Prudnik Synagogue

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Prudnik Synagogue
Polish: Synagoga w Prudniku
Prudnik Synagogue.jpg
The former synagoge in the 19th century
Religion
Affiliation Reform Judaism (former)
Ecclesiastical or organisational status Synagogue (18771938)
StatusDestroyed
Location
LocationKlasztorna St, Neustadt in Oberschlesien
Country Germany (now Poland)
German Empire 1937 adm location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Location of the former synagogue in Germany, as it was in 1937. now part of Poland
Geographic coordinates 50°19′16″N17°34′37″E / 50.32111°N 17.57694°E / 50.32111; 17.57694
Architecture
Architect(s) Smith
Type Synagogue architecture
Style Moorish Revival
Founder Samuel Fränkel
Completed1877
DestroyedNovember 1938
(during Kristallnacht
Dome(s)Four
[1]

The Prudnik Synagogue (Polish : Synagoga w Prudniku) was a former Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Neustadt in Oberschlesien, Germany, that today is located in Prudnik, Poland. The synagogue was destroyed by Nazis on November 9, 1938, during Kristallnacht .

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History

The synagogue was built in 1877, designed by Smith in the Moorish Revival style. The congregation was founded by the industrialist Samuel Fränkel. [2] It was burnt down by Nazi militia during the Kristallnacht on 9–10 November 1938. [3]

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References

  1. "The synagogue in Prudnik (Kościuszki Street)". Virtual Sztel: POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews (in Polish). Association of the Jewish Historical Association of Poland and Museum of the History of Polish Jews. 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
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  3. "Listopadowa noc wstydu prudniczan". tygodnikprudnicki.pl (in Polish).