Prudnik Synagogue

Former Reform synagogue in Neustadt, Germany

50°19′16″N 17°34′37″E / 50.32111°N 17.57694°E / 50.32111; 17.57694ArchitectureArchitect(s)SmithTypeSynagogue architectureStyleMoorish RevivalFounderSamuel FränkelCompleted1877DestroyedNovember 1938
(during KristallnachtDome(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.

History

The synagogue was built in 1877, deigned 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]

See also

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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.
  2. ^ "Synagoga w Prudniku (ul. Kościuszki)". Wirtualny Sztetl (in Polish). Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  3. ^ "Listopadowa noc wstydu prudniczan". tygodnikprudnicki.pl (in Polish).
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