Brzeg Synagogue

Former synagogue, now residence, in Brzeg, Poland

Brzeg Synagogue

Polish: Synagoga w Brzegu

The former synagogue, c. 1935

Religion
Affiliation| Judaism (former)
Rite| Nusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organizational status|

* Synagogue (1799-1938)
* Residence (since 1940)

Status|

* Destroyed (as a synagogue);
* Rebuilt (as a residence)

Location
Location| 61 Długa Street, Brzeg, Opole Voivodeship
Country| Poland

Location of the destroyed synagogue,
now residence, in Opole Voivodeship

Geographic coordinates| 50°51′40″N 17°28′01″E﻿ / ﻿50.8610°N 17.4670°E﻿ / 50.8610; 17.4670
Architecture
Type| Synagogue architecture
Completed| 1799
Destroyed| November 10, 1938 (interior only; during Kristallnacht)
Materials| Brick
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The Brzeg Synagogue is a former Jewish synagogue building, located at 61 Długa Street, in Brzeg, in the Opole Voivodeship of Poland. Completed in 1799 and partially destroyed by the Nazis during Kristallnacht, the building was rebuilt in 1940 as a residence.[1]

## History

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At the beginning of the sixteenth century a former synagogue building stood in the location of the present, but burnt down in 1507.[2] The synagogue was built by Jews from Biała, who settled in Brzeg in 1660. The first rabbi was recruited by the gmina in 1816. A major renovation of the building occurred in 1899, and again in 1937. During the Kristallnacht through November 9 to 10, 1938, the Nazis destroyed the interior of the synagogue and publicly burnt the Torah.

In 1940, the former synagogue was reconstructed to serve as a residence.[3]

## Gallery

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* The former synagogue, rebuilt as a residence

## See also

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* Poland portal
* Judaism portal

* History of the Jews in Poland
* List of active synagogues in Poland

## References

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1. ^ a b "Synagogue in Brzeg". Historical synagogues in Europe. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
2. ^ "Synagoga W Brzegu". Eksploratorzy (in Polish). Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
3. ^ "SYNAGOGA W BRZEGU (UL. DŁUGA 61)". Sztetl (in Polish). Retrieved 11 March 2016.

## External links

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* Media related to Synagogue in Brzeg at Wikimedia Commons
* Media related to 61 Długa Street in Brzeg at Wikimedia Commons

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Synagogues in Poland

Active|

* Kraków
* Izaak
* Remah
* Tempel
* Lublin
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* Oświęcim
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* Beit Warszawa
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* Nożyk
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Former|

| Destroyed by
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(no longer standing)|

* Białystok
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* Great
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Abandoned or
repurposed
(still standing)|

* Białystok
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* Piaskower
* Brzeg
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* Bobov
* High
* Kowea Itim le-Tora
* Kupa
* Old
* Wolf Popper
* Łańcut
* Lesko
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* Pińczów
* Great (Piotrków)
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