Tempel Synagogue (Przemysl)
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The Tempel Synagogue was a reform Jewish synagogue in Przemyśl
, Poland. The name Tempel (Temple, referring to the Temple at Jerusalem,) was widely bestowed on Reform synagogues in Poland.
, a popular architectural style for nineteenth and early twentieth century synagogues. It was designed by architect Stanisław Majerski (1872–1926,) a graduate of the Lwów Politechnical School. Services were conducted partly in Polish and The Tempel had an organ. However, unlike twentieth century Reform synagogues, the Temple had a separate women's gallery while men sat on the first floor.
Przemysl
Przemyśl is a city in south-eastern Poland with 66,756 inhabitants, as of June 2009. In 1999, it became part of the Podkarpackie Voivodeship; it was previously the capital of Przemyśl Voivodeship....
, Poland. The name Tempel (Temple, referring to the Temple at Jerusalem,) was widely bestowed on Reform synagogues in Poland.
History
The Tempel Synagogue stood on Jagiellonska Street, on the river San. It was dedicated on September 18, 1890. The substantial brick building was built in the Romanesque revival derived style known as RundbogenstilRundbogenstil
Rundbogenstil , one of the nineteenth-century historic revival styles of architecture, is a variety of Romanesque revival popular in the German-speaking lands and the German diaspora....
, a popular architectural style for nineteenth and early twentieth century synagogues. It was designed by architect Stanisław Majerski (1872–1926,) a graduate of the Lwów Politechnical School. Services were conducted partly in Polish and The Tempel had an organ. However, unlike twentieth century Reform synagogues, the Temple had a separate women's gallery while men sat on the first floor.
Images
- http://przemysl.blogspot.com/2008/12/architecture-of-tempel-and-new.html
- http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Przemysl/photos/show_sygag.shtml