Stolp Synagogue Explained

Stolp Synagogue
Native Name:Polish: Synagoga Słupsk
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Functional Status:Destroyed
Location:Słupsk, Pomeranian Voivodeship
Country:Poland
Map Type:Poland Pomeranian Voivodeship
Map Size:250
Map Relief:1
Coordinates:54.4681°N 17.0258°W
Architect:Eduard Koch
Groundbreaking:1901
Year Completed:1902
Date Destroyed:10 November 1938
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The Stolp Synagogue (Polish: Synagoga Słupsk) was a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, now destroyed, that was located in Stolp, Germany, that is now Słupsk, in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland.[1]

Designed by Eduard Koch, the synagogue was completed in 1902 and destroyed by Nazis during Kristallnacht, on November 10, 1938.

An unveiling ceremony for a monument commemorating the Jewish community of the city, was held in 2006, organized by the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nowa synagoga . pl . Wirtualny Sztetl . 2020-07-14 .
  2. Web site: Fundacja Ochrony Dziedzictwa Żydowskiego . pl . 2020-07-14 . fodz.pl.