The Bielsko Synagogue (Polish: Synagoga w Bielsku) was a former Modern Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Bielsko, in Cieszyn Silesia, in the Silesian Voivodeship of Poland.
Bielsko Synagogue | |
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Polish: Synagoga w Bielsku | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Modern Orthodox Judaism (former) |
Rite | Nusach Ashkenaz |
Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue (1881–1939) |
Status | Destroyed |
Location | |
Location | Kaiser Franz Josef Street, Bielsko, Cieszyn Silesia, Silesian Voivodeship |
Country | Poland |
Location of the destroyed synagogue in Silesian Voivodeship | |
Geographic coordinates | 49°49′29″N 19°2′40″E / 49.82472°N 19.04444°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Karol Korn |
Type | Synagogue architecture |
Style | |
Groundbreaking | 1879 |
Completed | 1881 |
Destroyed | 13 September 1939 |
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Designed by Karol Korn and completed in 1881 in the Moorish Revival and Romanesque Revival styles, the synagogue served as a house of prayer until World War II when it was destroyed by Nazis on 13 September 1939.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Synagogue in Bielsko-Biała, Poland - Postcard". The Bezalel Narkiss Index of Jewish Art. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
External links
edit- Media related to Synagogue in Bielsko-Biała (3 Maja Street) at Wikimedia Commons