| Great Synagogue | |
| Native Name: | Polish: Wielka Synagoga w Piotrkowie Trybunalskim |
| Image Upright: | 1.4 |
| Rite: | Nusach Ashkenaz |
| Festivals: | --> |
| Organizational Status: | --> |
| Location: | 29 Jerizilimska Street, Piotrków Trybunalski, Łódź Voivodeship |
| Country: | Poland |
| Map Type: | Poland Łódź Voivodeship |
| Map Size: | 250 |
| Map Relief: | 1 |
| Coordinates: | 51.4096°N 19.7016°W |
| Architect: | David Friedlander |
| Architecture Type: | Synagogue architecture |
| Architecture Style: | Romanesque Revival |
| Funded By: | Moses Kocyn Foundation |
| Groundbreaking: | 1791 |
| Year Completed: | 1793 |
| Materials: | Brick |
| Elevation Ft: | --> |
| Footnotes: | [1] [2] |
The Great Synagogue (Polish: Wielka Synagoga w Piotrkowie Trybunalskim) was a former Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 29 Jerizilimska Street, in Piotrków Trybunalski, in the Łódź Voivodeship of Poland. Designed by David Friedlander and completed in 1793, the synagogue served as a house of prayer until World War II when it was desecrated by Nazis.
After the war, the building was renovated and repurposed as a county library. Although plundered during World War II, the building is the best preserved synagogue in the Łódź region and one of the best preserved in Poland.
Kazimierz Stronczynski who in 1844-55 led the first official inventory of important buildings in Poland, titled A General View of the Nature of Ancient Monuments in the Kingdom of Poland, described the Great Synagogue of Piotrków as one of Poland's architecturally notable buildings.[3] [4]
On the front wall there is a commemorative plaque in Polish, Hebrew, Yiddish, and English, that reads:
In 2012 the synagogue was restored. The façade was repainted according to its original appearance before World War II.[2]