Synagogues of Kraków
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Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
are an outstanding collection of monuments of Jewish sacred architecture unmatched anywhere in Poland
Poland
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. The seven main synagogues of the Jewish District of Kazimierz
Kazimierz
Kazimierz is a historical district of Kraków , best known for being home to a Jewish community from the 14th century until the Second World War.-Early history:...
constitute the largest such complex in Europe
Europe
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next to Prague
Prague
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. It is a unique on the European scale religious complex prescribed on the list of UNESCO world heritage sites along with the entire city district in 1978, as the first ever.
History
KrakówKraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
was an influential centre of Jewish spiritual life before the outbreak of World War II
Invasion of Poland (1939)
The Invasion of Poland, also known as the September Campaign or 1939 Defensive War in Poland and the Poland Campaign in Germany, was an invasion of Poland by Germany, the Soviet Union, and a small Slovak contingent that marked the start of World War II in Europe...
, with all its manifestations of religious observance from Orthodox
Orthodox Judaism
Orthodox Judaism , is the approach to Judaism which adheres to the traditional interpretation and application of the laws and ethics of the Torah as legislated in the Talmudic texts by the Sanhedrin and subsequently developed and applied by the later authorities known as the Gaonim, Rishonim, and...
, to Chasidic
Hasidic Judaism
Hasidic Judaism or Hasidism, from the Hebrew —Ḥasidut in Sephardi, Chasidus in Ashkenazi, meaning "piety" , is a branch of Orthodox Judaism that promotes spirituality and joy through the popularisation and internalisation of Jewish mysticism as the fundamental aspects of the Jewish faith...
and Reform
Reform Judaism
Reform Judaism refers to various beliefs, practices and organizations associated with the Reform Jewish movement in North America, the United Kingdom and elsewhere. In general, it maintains that Judaism and Jewish traditions should be modernized and should be compatible with participation in the...
flourishing side by side. There were at least ninety synagogues in Kraków active before the Nazi German invasion of Poland, serving its burgeoning Jewish community of 60,000–80,000 (out of the city's total population of 237,000), established since the early 12th century. Most synagogues of Kraków were ruined during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
by the Nazis who despoiled them of all ceremonial objects, and used them as storehouses for ammunition, firefighting equipment, and as general storage facilities. The post-Holocaust Jewish population of the city had dwindled to about 5,900 before the end of 1940s, and by 1978, the number was further reduced in size to a mere 600 by some estimates. In recent time, thanks to the efforts of the local Jewish and Polish organizations including foreign financial aid from Akiva Kahane
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
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, many synagogues underwent major restorations, while others continue to serve as apartments.
Main synagogues
The synagogues of Kraków represent virtually all European architectural styles of the past millennium, including GothicGothic architecture
Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
, Renaissance
Renaissance architecture
Renaissance architecture is the architecture of the period between the early 15th and early 17th centuries in different regions of Europe, demonstrating a conscious revival and development of certain elements of ancient Greek and Roman thought and material culture. Stylistically, Renaissance...
, Baroque
Baroque architecture
Baroque architecture is a term used to describe the building style of the Baroque era, begun in late sixteenth century Italy, that took the Roman vocabulary of Renaissance architecture and used it in a new rhetorical and theatrical fashion, often to express the triumph of the Catholic Church and...
, Neoclassicism
Neoclassicism
Neoclassicism is the name given to Western movements in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that draw inspiration from the "classical" art and culture of Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome...
and Modernism
Modernism
Modernism, in its broadest definition, is modern thought, character, or practice. More specifically, the term describes the modernist movement, its set of cultural tendencies and array of associated cultural movements, originally arising from wide-scale and far-reaching changes to Western society...
. Among the most prominent are: the Old Synagogue
Old Synagogue (Kraków)
Old Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Kazimierz district of Kraków, Poland. It is the oldest synagogue building still standing in Poland, and one of the most precious landmarks of Jewish architecture in Europe...
, the High Synagogue
High Synagogue (Kraków)
High Synagogue is an inactive Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Kazimierz District of Kraków, Poland. It was called the High Synagogue for many centuries for it was the tallest synagogue in the city. It was built in 1556-1563...
, Remuh Synagogue
Remuh Synagogue
The Remuh Synagogue, , is named after Rabbi Moses Isserles c.1525-1572, known by the Hebrew acronym ReMA, רמ״א, who's famed for writing a collection of commentaries and additions that complement Rabbi Yosef Karo's Shulchan Aruch, with Ashkenazi traditions and customs. Remuh Synagogue is the...
, Wolf Popper Synagogue
Wolf Popper Synagogue
The Wolf Popper Synagogue , located in Kraków, Poland, used to be one of the most splendid Jewish houses of prayer in the old Jewish quarter of Kazimierz established in a suburb earmarked in 1495 by King Jan I Olbracht. The Synagogue was founded by Wolf "The Stork" Popper in early 17th century...
, Tempel Synagogue
Tempel Synagogue
The Tempel Synagogue is a Reform Jewish synagogue in Kraków, Poland, in the Kazimierz district. The Moorish Revival building was designed by Ignacy Hercok, and built in 1860-1862 along Miodowa Street. The temple, with its tall central section flanked by lower wings, is designed on the pattern of...
, Kupa Synagogue
Kupa Synagogue
Kupa Synagogue is a 17th century synagogue in Kraków, Poland. It is located in the former Jewish quarter of Kazimierz developed from a neighborhood earmarked in 1495 by King Jan I Olbracht for the Jewish community, which has been transferred from the budding Old Town...
and the Izaak Jakubowicz Synagogue
Izaak Synagogue
The Izaak Synagogue or Isaac Synagogue, formally known as the Isaak Jakubowicz Synagogue, is a Prayerhouse built in 1644 in the historic Kazimierz District of Kraków, Poland. The synagogue is named for its donor, Izaak Jakubowicz , also called Isaac the Rich, a banker to King Władysław IV...
. At present, only two of them are still active, and only one serves as a house of prayer, the Remuh Synagogue
Remuh Synagogue
The Remuh Synagogue, , is named after Rabbi Moses Isserles c.1525-1572, known by the Hebrew acronym ReMA, רמ״א, who's famed for writing a collection of commentaries and additions that complement Rabbi Yosef Karo's Shulchan Aruch, with Ashkenazi traditions and customs. Remuh Synagogue is the...
.
The Old Synagogue
Old Synagogue (Kraków)
Old Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Kazimierz district of Kraków, Poland. It is the oldest synagogue building still standing in Poland, and one of the most precious landmarks of Jewish architecture in Europe...
on Szeroka Street, is the oldest Jewish house of prayer in Poland, built in 1407. Nowadays, the synagogue serves as the Jewish History Museum, a Division of the Historical Museum of Kraków
Historical Museum of Kraków
Historical Museum of Kraków a.k.a. Historical Museum of the City of Kraków at the Krzysztofory Palace in Kraków, Poland, was granted the status of an independent institution in 1945...
. The exhibits are divided into four sections: synagogue furnishings and paraphernalia, Jewish rituals and festivals, the history of Kazimierz District, and the Holocaust. The museum features numerous items related to religious ceremonies, for example, candle holders, Chanukah and menorot lamps, covers for the Torah
Torah
Torah- A scroll containing the first five books of the BibleThe Torah , is name given by Jews to the first five books of the bible—Genesis , Exodus , Leviticus , Numbers and Deuteronomy Torah- A scroll containing the first five books of the BibleThe Torah , is name given by Jews to the first five...
, parochot Holy Ark
Ark of the Covenant
The Ark of the Covenant , also known as the Ark of the Testimony, is a chest described in Book of Exodus as solely containing the Tablets of Stone on which the Ten Commandments were inscribed...
covers, tallit
Tallit
A tallit pl. tallitot is a Jewish prayer shawl. The tallit is worn over the outer clothes during the morning prayers on weekdays, Shabbat and holidays...
prayer shawls, and kippah
Kippah
A kippah or kipa , also known as a yarmulke , kapele , is a hemispherical or platter-shaped head cover, usually made of cloth, often worn by Orthodox Jewish men to fulfill the customary requirement that their head be covered at all times, and sometimes worn by both men and, less frequently, women...
s or yarmulkes. The museum holds also a considerable collection of books including 2,500 volumes of Hebrew manuscripts and prints. On the walls, there are original oil paintings on display made by Maurycy Gottlieb
Maurycy Gottlieb
Maurycy Gottlieb was a Jewish painter, of Polish-speaking Galician Jews from the western part of Ukraine. He was born in Drohobych , Galicia, modern Lviv region, western Ukraine....
, Józef Mehoffer
Józef Mehoffer
Józef Mehoffer was a Polish painter and decorative artist, one of the leading artists of the Young Poland movement and one of the most revered Polish artists of his time.-Life:...
, Tadeusz Popiel, Jerzy Potrzebowski and Jonasz Stern.
The Remuh Synagogue
Remuh Synagogue
The Remuh Synagogue, , is named after Rabbi Moses Isserles c.1525-1572, known by the Hebrew acronym ReMA, רמ״א, who's famed for writing a collection of commentaries and additions that complement Rabbi Yosef Karo's Shulchan Aruch, with Ashkenazi traditions and customs. Remuh Synagogue is the...
on the west side of Szeroka, currently the only functioning synagogue in the city, is perhaps the most interesting of all Kraków's synagogues, built along the old row houses (kamienice
Kamienica (architecture)
Kamienica is a Polish term describing a type of residential building made of brick or stone, with at least 2 floors. The word is usually used to describe a building which is incorporated with other, similar buildings....
). It was founded in 1556 by a royal banker, Izrael (Isserl) son of Joseph, for his own son the great rabbi
Rabbi
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...
Moses Isserles
Moses Isserles
Moses Isserles, also spelled Moshe Isserlis, , was an eminent Ashkenazic rabbi, talmudist, and posek, renowned for his fundamental work of Halakha , entitled ha-Mapah , an inline commentary on the Shulkhan Aruch...
also known as Remuh, who already in his youth was famed for his erudition. There are also a Remuh Cemetery
Remuh Cemetery
The Remuh Cemetery, also known as the old Jewish cemetery of Kraków , in Kraków, Poland, is a Jewish cemetery established in 1535. It is located beside the Remuh Synagogue at 40 Szeroka Street in the historic Kazimierz district of Kraków....
named after him, and the mikvah
Mikvah
Mikveh is a bath used for the purpose of ritual immersion in Judaism...
. Located further down on Szeroka Street is the Synagogue of Wolf Popper, the father of Joachim Edler von Popper
Joachim Edler von Popper
Joachim Edler von Popper was Court Jew to the Habsburgs.He was born Chajim Popper in Březnice , Bohemia . He was the son of Wolf Popper, Primator of the Jews of Bohemia.Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor had a monopoly on tobacco in the Austro-Hungarian Empire...
. It serves as an exhibition house, with artists in residence.
Equally notable are the High Synagogue
High Synagogue (Kraków)
High Synagogue is an inactive Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Kazimierz District of Kraków, Poland. It was called the High Synagogue for many centuries for it was the tallest synagogue in the city. It was built in 1556-1563...
on Kupa Street, built in 1556-1563 in a Romanesque
Romanesque architecture
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style,...
style, and the Kupa Synagogue
Kupa Synagogue
Kupa Synagogue is a 17th century synagogue in Kraków, Poland. It is located in the former Jewish quarter of Kazimierz developed from a neighborhood earmarked in 1495 by King Jan I Olbracht for the Jewish community, which has been transferred from the budding Old Town...
, founded in 1643 by the Jewish district’s kehilla
Kehilla (modern)
The Kehilla is the local Jewish communal structure that was reinstated in the early twentieth century as a modern, secular, and religious sequel of the Qahal in Central and Eastern Europe, more particularly in Poland's Second Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukrainian People's Republic,...
(a municipal self-government) as foundation for the local kahal. The Isaak Jakubowicz Synagogue
Izaak Synagogue
The Izaak Synagogue or Isaac Synagogue, formally known as the Isaak Jakubowicz Synagogue, is a Prayerhouse built in 1644 in the historic Kazimierz District of Kraków, Poland. The synagogue is named for its donor, Izaak Jakubowicz , also called Isaac the Rich, a banker to King Władysław IV...
built in 1644, is located on Warszauera Street. The Tempel Synagogue
Tempel Synagogue
The Tempel Synagogue is a Reform Jewish synagogue in Kraków, Poland, in the Kazimierz district. The Moorish Revival building was designed by Ignacy Hercok, and built in 1860-1862 along Miodowa Street. The temple, with its tall central section flanked by lower wings, is designed on the pattern of...
on Miodowa Street, was designed in the 1860s, on the pattern of the Leopoldstädter Tempel
Leopoldstädter Tempel
The Leopoldstädter Tempel was the largest synagogue of Vienna, in the district of Leopoldstadt. It was also known as the Israelitische Bethaus in der Wiener Vorstadt Leopoldstadt. It was built in 1858 in a Moorish Revival style by the architect Ludwig Förster...
in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, at a time when Kraków was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. On Józefa Street, there’s the Kowea Itim le-Tora House of Prayer
Kowea Itim le-Tora Synagogue
Kowea Itim le-Tora Synagogue was an Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Kazimierz, Kraków, Poland. It was built in 1810 and renovated in 1912. The synagogue was devastated during the World War II by Nazis. The building now serves as an apartment building....
built in 1810. It was once owned by the Society for the Study of the Torah hence its name.
Inactive synagogues
- Old SynagogueOld Synagogue (Kraków)Old Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Kazimierz district of Kraków, Poland. It is the oldest synagogue building still standing in Poland, and one of the most precious landmarks of Jewish architecture in Europe...
, now housing a Jewish History museum - Izaak Jakubowicz SynagogueIzaak SynagogueThe Izaak Synagogue or Isaac Synagogue, formally known as the Isaak Jakubowicz Synagogue, is a Prayerhouse built in 1644 in the historic Kazimierz District of Kraków, Poland. The synagogue is named for its donor, Izaak Jakubowicz , also called Isaac the Rich, a banker to King Władysław IV...
- Wolf Popper SynagogueWolf Popper SynagogueThe Wolf Popper Synagogue , located in Kraków, Poland, used to be one of the most splendid Jewish houses of prayer in the old Jewish quarter of Kazimierz established in a suburb earmarked in 1495 by King Jan I Olbracht. The Synagogue was founded by Wolf "The Stork" Popper in early 17th century...
- High SynagogueHigh Synagogue (Kraków)High Synagogue is an inactive Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Kazimierz District of Kraków, Poland. It was called the High Synagogue for many centuries for it was the tallest synagogue in the city. It was built in 1556-1563...
- Kupa SynagogueKupa SynagogueKupa Synagogue is a 17th century synagogue in Kraków, Poland. It is located in the former Jewish quarter of Kazimierz developed from a neighborhood earmarked in 1495 by King Jan I Olbracht for the Jewish community, which has been transferred from the budding Old Town...
List of Kraków synagogues by street name
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Św. Agnieszki 5 | Cypres Hirsch Michael Synagogue (Stowarzyszenia Modłów i Dobroczynności) |
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Św. Agnieszki 11 | Meisels Izrael Synagogue |
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Augustiańska 22/12 | Beit Shlomo Synagogue |
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Augustiańska 22 | Chasids from Radomsko Radomsko Radomsko is a town in central Poland with 50,618 inhabitants . It is situated on the Radomka river in the Łódź Voivodeship , having previously been in Piotrków Trybunalski Voivodeship . It is the capital of Radomsko County.... Synagogue |
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Augustiańska 25 | Tiferes Israel Synagogue |
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Bocheńska 4 | Szejrit Bne Emun Synagogue |
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Bonifraterska 1 | Bet Hamidrash Beth midrash Beth Midrash refers to a study hall, whether in a synagogue, yeshiva, kollel, or other building. It is distinct from a synagogue, although many synagogues are also used as batei midrash and vice versa.... Synagogue |
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Brzozowa 9 | Ansche Chail Synagogue |
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Brzozowa 6 | Deiches Salomon Synagogue |
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Brzozowa 17 | Planczner Synagogue |
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Celna 5 | Rabi Skawiński Synagogue |
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Ciemna 15 | Chasids from Radomsko Radomsko Radomsko is a town in central Poland with 50,618 inhabitants . It is situated on the Radomka river in the Łódź Voivodeship , having previously been in Piotrków Trybunalski Voivodeship . It is the capital of Radomsko County.... Synagogue |
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Ciemna 17 | Chewra Sandlers Synagogue |
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Dębnicki Square (pl. Dębnicki 6) |
Jedność Izraela Synagogue |
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Dietla 17 | Chasids from Działoszyce Synagogue |
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Dietla 58 | Chajotim Synagogue |
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Dietla 64 | Damash Synagogue |
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Dietla 64 | Chasids from Piaseczno Piaseczno Piaseczno is a town in central Poland with 32,610 inhabitants .It is situated in the Masovian Voivodeship, approximately 16 kilometers south of Warsaw. It is a popular residential area and a suburb of Warsaw and is strongly linked to the capital, both economically and culturally... Synagogue |
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Dietla 107 | Bet Hamidrash Synagogue |
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Długa 22 | Dorshe Shalom Synagogue |
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Długa | Grosmann Synagogue |
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Estery 6 | Chasids from Czortków Synagogue |
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Estery 6 | Chasids from Dzikowo Dzikowo Dzikowo may refer to the following places:*Dzikowo, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship *Dzikowo, Gorzów County in Lubusz Voivodeship *Dzikowo, Wałcz County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship... Synagogue |
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Estery 6 | Talmud Talmud The Talmud is a central text of mainstream Judaism. It takes the form of a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, philosophy, customs and history.... Torah Torah Torah- A scroll containing the first five books of the BibleThe Torah , is name given by Jews to the first five books of the bible—Genesis , Exodus , Leviticus , Numbers and Deuteronomy Torah- A scroll containing the first five books of the BibleThe Torah , is name given by Jews to the first five... Synagogue |
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Estery 6 | Chasids from Góra Kalwaria Góra Kalwaria Góra Kalwaria is a town on the Vistula River in the Mazovian Voivodship, Poland, about 25 km southeast of Warsaw. It has a population of about 11,000 . The town has significance for both Catholic Christians and Hasidic Jews... Synagogue |
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Estery 12 | Bobov Synagogue Bobov Synagogue (Kraków) The Bobov Synagogue in Kraków, Poland, was established in 1871 by followers of Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam of Bobov.Located at 12 Estery Street, the synagogue was founded on the first story of an apartment block and also contained a Talmudic school which was situated adjacent to the prayer hall. During... |
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Estery 12 | Chaim Halberstam Synagogue |
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St Gertrudy 20 | Lejw Tojw Synagogue |
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Grodzka 28 | Tigner Mordechaj Synagogue |
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Izaaka 7 | Chewra Szijur Synagogue |
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Izaaka 7 | Dajons Majer Synagogue |
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Izaaka 5 | Stowarzyszenia Bóżniczego Szir (Szijer) Synagogue |
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Jakuba 21 | Mosi Hamite Synagogue |
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Jakuba ? | Ansche Emes Synagogue |
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Józefa 8 | Aufim Synagogue |
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Józefa 22 | Ahawat Tora Synagogue |
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Józefa 24 | Chasids from Stropkowo Synagogue |
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Józefa 5 | Chewra Kadisza Synagogue |
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Józefa 32 | Chewra Ner Tamid (High) Synagogue |
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Józefa 12 | Etz Chaim Synagogue |
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Józefa 42 | Kowea Itim le-Tora Synagogue Kowea Itim le-Tora Synagogue Kowea Itim le-Tora Synagogue was an Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Kazimierz, Kraków, Poland. It was built in 1810 and renovated in 1912. The synagogue was devastated during the World War II by Nazis. The building now serves as an apartment building.... |
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Józefa 16 | Kromol Synagogue (annex) |
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Józefa 16 | Krymałowska Synagogue |
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Józefa 22 | Machsike Jesziwa Keter (Kejser) Tora Synagogue |
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Józefa 33 | Reb Aron Klaus Synagogue |
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Józefa 15 | Chasids from Radom Radom Radom is a city in central Poland with 223,397 inhabitants . It is located on the Mleczna River in the Masovian Voivodeship , having previously been the capital of Radom Voivodeship ; 100 km south of Poland's capital, Warsaw.It is home to the biennial Radom Air Show, the largest and... Synagogue (New) (Stowarzyszenia Modlitwy i Dobroczynności) |
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Józefa 26 | Chasids from Żarki Zarki Żarki is a town in Myszków County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,387 inhabitants .- External links :* Sanctuary devoted to the cult of the virgin mary.... Synagogue |
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Józefa 37 | Epsztein Aron Synagogue |
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Kalwaryjska 21 | Chewra Thilim Synagogue |
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Kalwaryjska 21 | Nose Hamitah Synagogue |
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Kalwaryjska 26 | Rabi from Zielin Synagogue |
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Kalwaryjska 29 | Gmilus Chasudim & Menachem Aweilim Synagogue |
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Katarzyny 5 | Chasids from Husiatyń Synagogue |
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Kościuszki 27 | Bet Hamidrash Synagogue |
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Krakowska 7 | Bojaner Synagogue |
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Krakowska 21 | Chewra Sandlers Synagogue |
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Krakowska 26 | Bojaner Synagogue |
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Krakowska | Gmilus Chasudim Talmud Tora Synagogue |
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Krakowska 51 | Joller Synagogue |
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Krakowska 29 | Meisels Berisch Synagogue |
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Krakowska 13 | Susser Leib Synagogue |
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Krakowska 21 | Tomchej Orajse Synagogue |
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Krakusa 7 | Rabinacka Synagogue |
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Kupa 16 | Ner Tamid Synagogue |
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Kupa 16 | Mizrahi Synagogue |
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Lelewela 5 (later Tatarska 4) |
Bnei Jeszurim Synagogue |
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Limanowskiego 13 | Bikur Cholim Synagogue |
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Matejki Square (pl. Matejki 4) |
Bet Hamidrash Synagogue |
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Matejki Square 2 | Adas Jeszurim Synagogue |
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Mazowiecka | Bet Hamidrash Synagogue |
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Meiselsa 14 | Aleksander Synagogue |
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Meiselsa 17 (pl. Nowy 5) |
Bnej Emun Synagogue |
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Meiselsa 18 | Chewra Thilim Synagogue |
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Meiselsa 14 | Chasids from Aleksandrowo Aleksandrowo Aleksandrowo may refer to the following places:*Aleksandrowo, Bydgoszcz County in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship *Aleksandrowo, Włocławek County in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship... Synagogue |
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Meiselsa 32 | Lykower Synagogue |
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Meiselsa 1 | Tycziner Synagogue |
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Miodowa 11 | Assiriri (Machsi Ke-Choklim) Synagogue |
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Miodowa 15 | Beit (Bet) Israel Synagogue |
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Miodowa 13 | Chasids from Cieszanowo Synagogue |
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Miodowa 12 | Temichas Narej Bnej Israel Synagogue |
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Mostowa 8 | Chana and Abraham Lednitzer Synagogue |
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Mostowa 2 | Nosei Massu Haszejno Synagogue |
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Na Przejściu 2/77 (Dajwór 23) |
Gewoha Bargiel Synagogue Na Górce |
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Nowy Square 1 (pl. Nowy 1) |
Chaduzim Synagogue |
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Nowy Square 7 | Chowewe Tora Synagogue |
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Podbrzezie 4 | Horowitz Aszer Synagogue |
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Podbrzezie 6 | Mcyjrim Imizgagim jad Charucium Synagogue |
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Podbrzezie 6 | Reichenberg Chaim (from Zaleszczyki) Synagogue |
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Podbrzezie 6 | Rosenbaum Synagogue |
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Podgórski Square (pl. Podgórski 3) |
Benzion Halberstam Synagogue |
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Podgórze Podgórze Podgórze is a district of Kraków, Poland, situated on the right bank of the Vistula River. Initially a village at the foot of Lasota Hill was granted city status by the Austrian Emperor Joseph II in 1784 and has become Royal Free City of Podgorze... |
Schornstein Synagogue |
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Prądnik Czerwony | Landesdorfer Synagogue |
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Rakowicka 14 | Bejt Jehuda Synagogue |
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Rękawka 30 | Anszei Chail Synagogue |
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Skałeczna 3 | Bach Synagogue |
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Skawińska 2 | Synagogue in Jewish Hospital |
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Starowiślna 37 | Agudas Achim Synagogue |
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Stroma 11 | Bikur Cholim Synagogue |
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Szeroka 16 | Ner Tamid Synagogue |
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Szeroka 40 | Ner Tamid Synagogue |
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Szeroka 28 | Gmilus Chasidim Debais Hakneses Synagogue (Stara) |
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Szeroka 2 | Landau Szaul Synagogue |
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Szeroka 40 | Mekarwin Latora Synagogue |
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Szeroka 28 | Reichenberg Synagogue |
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Szeroka 25 | Szezarim Synagogue |
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Szeroka 24 | Szomrim Laboker Synagogue |
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Szeroka 24 | Szywe Kryjim Synagogue |
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Szewska 1/2 | Chasids from Bobowa Bobowa Bobowa is a town in the Gorlice County, Poland. Administratively attached to the Lesser Polish Voivodeship, it is located 18 kilometres from Gorlice, at Biała Tarnowska River. It was formerly a village, being granted a town status since 1 January 2009... Synagogue |
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Szlak 13 | Merkaz Jeszyja Synagogue |
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Szpitalna 24 | Ahawas Rajim Synagogue (now Eastern Orthodox church) |
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Tatarska 4 | Bnei Jeszurim Synagogue |
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Trynitarska 18 | Bet Hamidrash Synagogue |
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Twardowskiego 15 | Ansche Emes Synagogue |
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Warszauera 8 | Ner Tamid Synagogue |
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Warszauera 1 | Zauwche Zywche Cedek Synagogue |
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Św. Wawrzyńca 9 | Ahawat Szalom Synagogue |
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Węgierska 6 | Bnei Emun Synagogue |
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Węgierska 6 | Bnei Chinim Synagogue |
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Węgierska | Zucker Synagogue (Podgórze Podgórze Podgórze is a district of Kraków, Poland, situated on the right bank of the Vistula River. Initially a village at the foot of Lasota Hill was granted city status by the Austrian Emperor Joseph II in 1784 and has become Royal Free City of Podgorze... ) |
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Węgierska 7 | Chasids from Góra Kalwaria Góra Kalwaria Góra Kalwaria is a town on the Vistula River in the Mazovian Voivodship, Poland, about 25 km southeast of Warsaw. It has a population of about 11,000 . The town has significance for both Catholic Christians and Hasidic Jews... Synagogue |
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Węgierska 7 | Benzion Halberstam Synagogue |
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Węgłowa 3 | Chasids from Bełz Synagogue |
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Wolnica Square (pl. Wolnica 14) |
Chasids from Husiatyn Husiatyn Husiatyn is a town in the Ternopil Oblast of western Ukraine. Alternate spellings include Gusyatin, Husyatin, and Hsiatyn. Husiatyn is the administrative center of the Husiatyn Raion , and is located on the west bank of the Zbruch River... Synagogue |
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Zwierzyniec 21 | Cendeszim Synagogue |
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External links
- List of synagogues and Betei Midrash in Krakow between the wars
- Traces of the Past, Synagogues of Krakow
- Engraving of synagogue interior
- A guide to Kazimierz, Krakow's Jewish Quarter including the Old Synagogue: ul. Szeroka 24
- Who's who in the Jewish World?
- The Database of Jewish Communities, The Remuh Synagogue of Krakow, Poland
- The Jews of Krakow and its Surrounding Towns, The "Old" (Remuh) Cemetery of Krakow Michał Rożek, Żydowskie zabytki krakowskiego Kazimierza, KrakówKrakówKraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
1990, ISBN 83-85104-01-1 - Aneta Kalemba, "Poland: Online presentation"
