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Old Synagogue (Aachen)
Old Synagogue (also ''Alte Synagoge'' (de), ''Alta Shul'' (yi), ''Synagoga Stara'' (pl)) can refer to: * Old Synagogue (Aachen), Germany * Old Synagogue (Berlin), Germany * Old Synagogue (Canterbury), England * Old Synagogue (Dortmund), Germany * Old Synagogue (Dubrovnik), Croatia * Old Synagogue (Erfurt), Germany * Old Synagogue (Essen), Germany * Old Synagogue (Heilbronn), Germany * Old Synagogue (Kraków), Poland * Old Synagogue (Łódź), Poland * Old Synagogue (Prague), also called the Spanish Synagogue, Czech Republic * Old Synagogue (Przemyśl), Poland See also * Great Synagogue (other) * New Synagogue (other) * Old New Synagogue, Prague, Czech Republic {{synagogue disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Synagogue (Berlin)
The Old Synagogue () was a Jewish congregation and synagogue, that was located at Heidereutergasse 4, in Marienviertel, in the present-day Mitte district of Berlin, Germany. Designed and built by Michael Kemmeter, the synagogue was built as a rectangular hall building. Consecrated in 1714 and remodelled in 1855, the synagogue was known as the Great Synagogue until the opening of the New Synagogue, built in the 1860s to accommodate Berlin's expanding Jewish population. Nevertheless, services continued to be held in the Old Synagogue into the 20th century; it was restored in 1928. The synagogue survived ''Kristallnacht'' but was destroyed during World War II. The last service took place in the Old Synagogue on November 20, 1942. The site is marked with a plaque and part of the building's contours are marked with cobblestones. See also * History of the Jews in Germany The history of the Jews in Germany goes back at least to the year 321 CE, and continued through the Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Synagogue (Canterbury)
The Old Synagogue is a former Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 944 King Street in Canterbury, Kent, England, in the United Kingdom. Established in 1720, the congregation worshiped in the Ashkenazi rite until it was dissolved in . Between 2008 and 2004, a non-denominational Jewish community occasionally worshiped in the former synagogue. The former synagogue building was completed in 1848 and restored in 1889. The building is considered to be the best example of a synagogue completed in the Egyptian Revival style, and was listed as a Grade II building in 1973. The building was used as a synagogue until , sold in 1937 and subsequently used as a church hall and, since 1982, by The King's School for musical performances. Although several synagogues and churches were built in the Egyptian Revival style in the early nineteenth century, only a few are known to survive, including the Hobart Synagogue in Tasmania, Australia, the Downtown Presbyterian Church, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Synagogue (Dortmund)
The Old Synagogue () was a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Dortmund, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Completed in 1900, the synagogue was abandoned in 1933 and demolished in 1938. Prior to its abandonment, the synagogue was the largest synagogue and cultural center of the Jewish community in Dortmund. History The synagogue was opened in 1900. With a capacity of 1,300 seats it was one of the largest Jewish houses of worship in Germany. After the Nazi Party gained power in 1933, the local government forced the Jewish community to sell the property and decided to demolish the synagogue. The proceeds from the sale were seized by the Nazi regime. Demolition works began a few weeks before the ''Kristallnacht'' and were finished in December 1938. In 1958–1965 the new Opernhaus Dortmund was built on the site where the synagogue once stood. Since 1998 the forecourt is officially known as ''Platz der Alten Synagoge'' ("Place of the Old Synagogu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Synagogue (Dubrovnik)
The Dubrovnik Synagogue, commonly called the Old Synagogue, is an Orthodox Judaism, Orthodox Judaism, Jewish synagogue, located in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The synagogue is the oldest Sefardic synagogue in use in the world and the second oldest synagogue in Europe. It is said to have been established in 1352, but gained legal status in the city in 1408. Owned by the History of the Jews in Dubrovnik, local Jewish community, the main floor functions as a place of worship for the High Holy Days and special occasions, and is now mainly a Jewish museum which hosts numerous ritual items and centuries-old artefacts. Location Located in one of the many tiny streets of the Old Town of Dubrovnik, it is connected to a neighboring building which has long been owned by the Tolentino family, who have been caretakers of the synagogue for centuries. The internal layout is different from other European synagogues and has undergone numerous refurbishments throughout the centuries, and has a mixture of d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Synagogue (Erfurt)
The Old Synagogue (; ; ) is a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany. Dating from the late 11th century, the synagogue is one of the best preserved Medieval synagogues in Europe. Most parts of the building date from around 1250–1320. Due to the fact that its roof is intact, it is thought to be the oldest synagogue building intact in Europe and the world. Since 2009 it has been used as a museum of local Jewish history. It houses the Erfurt Treasure, a hoard of medieval coins, goldsmiths' work and jewellery found in 1998. It also has facsimiles of the Erfurt Hebrew Manuscripts, an important collection of 12th–14th century religious texts that belonged to the medieval Jewish community of Erfurt. The ''Historic Synagogues of Europe'' project, carried out by the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has given the Old Synagogue, Erfurt its highest level of significance rating: 4 (International) – "The building i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Synagogue (Essen)
The Old Synagogue () is a former Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Steeler Straße 29, in Essen, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The former synagogue was repurposed in 1960 as a Jewish museum. The building is one of the largest, best preserved and architecturally most impressive testimonies to Jewish culture in pre-war Germany. Built in the centre of the city, the Byzantine Revival and Art Nouveau style former synagogue was originally consecrated as the ''Neue Synagoge'' in 1913 and operated as a synagogue until ''Kristallnacht'' in 1938. The building houses an institution dedicated to documenting and promoting the history of the city's former Jewish community. After being severely damaged during ''Kristallnacht'', but fortunately avoiding further damage from bombing during WWII, the burnt out interior was first completely redesigned to become a Museum of Industrial design in 1960. With greater interest in historic preservation, it underwent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Synagogue (Heilbronn)
The Heilbronn Synagogue was a Judaism, Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Heilbronn, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The synagogue, located on ''Allee'' and constructed from local sandstone, was designed by Stuttgart architect Adolf Wolff in the Moorish Revival architecture, Moorish Revival style and is regarded as the high point in the Orientalism, Neo-Orientalism phase in synagogue construction. The synagogue was completed in 1877 and demolished in 1940 following desecration by Nazi Germany, Nazis during ''Kristallnacht'' in November 1938. A memorial stone and a sculpture are located on the site of the former synagogue. Location and surroundings The synagogue was built between 1873 and 1877 on the then still sparsely built-up east side of the southern ''Allee'', beyond the original city limits of Heilbronn. The adjoining property to the north on ''Titotstraße'' was still undeveloped; on the neighboring property to the south, a doctor had the ''Villa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Synagogue (Kraków)
The Old Synagogue (; ) was a former Orthodox Judaism, Orthodox Judaism, Jewish congregation and fortress synagogue, located at 24 Szeroka Street, in the Kazimierz district of Kraków, in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship of Poland. Designed by Mateo Gucci, the Younger, in the Gothic architecture, Gothic and Mannerist architecture, Mannerist styles, estimates vary as to when the synagogue was completed, ranging from 1407 to 1570. It is the Oldest synagogues in the World, oldest synagogue building still standing in Poland, and one of the most precious landmarks of Jewish architecture in Europe. The synagogue served as a house of prayer until World War II when it was desecrated by Nazi Germany, Nazis in 1939. It was one of the city's most important synagogues as well as the main religious, social, and organizational centre of the Kraków Jewish community. Since 1958, the building has been repurposed as a branch of the Historical Museum of Kraków. History The synagogue was built in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Synagogue (Łódź) , Prague, Czech Republic
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Old Synagogue (also ''Alte Synagoge'' (de), ''Alta Shul'' (yi), ''Synagoga Stara'' (pl)) can refer to: * Old Synagogue (Aachen), Germany * Old Synagogue (Berlin), Germany * Old Synagogue (Canterbury), England * Old Synagogue (Dortmund), Germany * Old Synagogue (Dubrovnik), Croatia * Old Synagogue (Erfurt), Germany * Old Synagogue (Essen), Germany * Old Synagogue (Heilbronn), Germany * Old Synagogue (Kraków), Poland * Old Synagogue (Łódź), Poland * Old Synagogue (Prague), also called the Spanish Synagogue, Czech Republic * Old Synagogue (Przemyśl), Poland See also * Great Synagogue (other) * New Synagogue (other) * Old New Synagogue The Old New Synagogue (; ), also called the Altneuschul, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Josefov, Prague, in the Czech Republic. The synagogue is Europe's oldest active synagogue. Completed in 1270, it is also the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Synagogue (Prague)
The Spanish Synagogue (, , ) is a former Reform Jewish synagogue, located in the area of the so-called Jewish Town, Prague, in the Czech Republic. The synagogue was completed in 1868 in the Moorish Revival style on the site of the presumably oldest synagogue, Old School (). In 1955 the former synagogue was permanently repurposed as a Jewish museum and is administered by the Jewish Museum in Prague. A small park with a modern statue of Franz Kafka by Jaroslav Róna is situated between the synagogue and the Church of the Holy Spirit. History The Spanish Synagogue is not the first synagogue at the site. Before it there stood probably the oldest synagogue in Prague Jewish Town, ''Altschul'' (''Alte Schule'', Old School, Old Synagogue). In the second half of 19th century, the capacity of the ''Altschul'' did not suffice. The modernist faction in the community, which renovated it in 1837 for the purpose of moderately reformed services, therefore decided to demolish the synago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Synagogue (Przemyśl)
The Old Synagogue () was a former Orthodox Judaism, Orthodox Judaism, Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Przemyśl, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship of southeastern Poland. Designed by Bononi and completed in 1594, the fortress synagogue served as a house of prayer until World War II when it was desecrated by arson by Nazi Germany, Nazis in 1939 as they were retreating from the eastern bank of the San River; it fell into ruin in 1941 and the debris was cleared after the war. The stone building was rectangular in shape, typical of the Renaissance architecture, Renaissance style of the time. The rectangular main hall remained the only section of the original building after a range of outhouses were added in later years. They included a yeshiva, two additional halls of prayer and offices. History The first legal regulation regarding the Jewish community of Przemyśl dates from March 20, 1559. The Privilege (legal ethics), privilege, granted by King Sigismund Augustus, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
