Bielsko Synagogue Explained

Bielsko Synagogue
Native Name:Polish: Synagoga w Bielsku
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Rite:Nusach Ashkenaz
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Functional Status:Destroyed
Location:Kaiser Franz Josef Street, Bielsko, Cieszyn Silesia, Silesian Voivodeship
Country:Poland
Map Type:Poland Silesian Voivodeship
Map Size:250
Map Relief:1
Coordinates:49.8247°N 19.0444°W
Architect:Karol Korn
Architecture Type:Synagogue architecture
Groundbreaking:1879
Year Completed:1881
Date Destroyed:13 September 1939
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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.

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Synagogue in Bielsko-Biała, Poland - Postcard . The Bezalel Narkiss Index of Jewish Art . . n.d. . 26 July 2024 .