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Prudnik Synagogue

Coordinates: 50°19′16″N 17°34′37″E / 50.32111°N 17.57694°E / 50.32111; 17.57694
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Prudnik Synagogue
Polish: Synagoga w Prudniku
The former synagoge in the 19th century
Religion
AffiliationReform Judaism (former)
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusSynagogue (1877–1938)
StatusDestroyed
Location
LocationKlasztorna St, Neustadt in Oberschlesien
CountryGermany (now Poland)
Prudnik Synagogue is located in Germany
Prudnik Synagogue
Location of the former synagogue in Germany, as it was in 1937. now part of Poland
Geographic coordinates50°19′16″N 17°34′37″E / 50.32111°N 17.57694°E / 50.32111; 17.57694
Architecture
Architect(s)Smith
TypeSynagogue architecture
StyleMoorish Revival
FounderSamuel Fränkel
Completed1877
DestroyedNovember 1938
(during Kristallnacht
Dome(s)Four
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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[edit]

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]

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References[edit]

  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).