| Great Synagogue | |
| Native Name: | Polish: Wielka Synagoga w Łodzi |
| Image Upright: | 1.4 |
| Festivals: | --> |
| Organizational Status: | --> |
| Functional Status: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Łódź, Łódź Voivodeship |
| Country: | Poland |
| Map Type: | Poland Łódź Voivodeship |
| Map Size: | 250 |
| Map Relief: | 1 |
| Coordinates: | 51.77°N 19.4539°W |
| Architect: | Adolf Wolff |
| Architecture Style: | Romanesque Revival |
| General Contractor: | Johann Steck |
| Groundbreaking: | 1881 |
| Year Completed: | 1887 |
| Date Destroyed: | November 14, 1939 |
| Dome Quantity: | Four |
| Materials: | Bricks |
| Elevation Ft: | --> |
The Great Synagogue of Łódź (Polish: Wielka Synagoga w Łodzi) was a former Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Łódź, in the Łódź Voivodeship of Poland. Designed by Adolf Wolff in the Romanesque Revival style and completed in 1887, the synagogue served as a house of prayer until World War II when it was destroyed by Nazis on November 14, 1939.
The synagogue was commonly referred to as The Temple.[1]
Prominent Łódż builder and architect Johann Steck (or Jan Sztek, 1851–1914)[2] carried out construction of the synagogue between 1881 and 1887, at the corner of ul. Zielona and al. Tadeusza Kościuszki (formerly ul. Spacerowa). The construction was funded principally by local industrialists, including Izrael Poznański, Joachim Silberstein and Karol Scheibler.
The synagogue was burned to the ground by the Nazis on the night of November 14, 1939, along with its Torah scrolls and interior fixtures. The building was dismantled in 1940 and the site was subsequently used as a parking lot.
Other synagogues destroyed by the Nazis in Łódź included the Stara Synagogue, on November 15–16, 1939, and the Ezras Izrael Synagogue, also in November 1939.[3] Scorched walls were demolished in March 1940.