Great Synagogue (Piotrków Trybunalski)
| Great Synagogue of Piotrków Trybunalski | |
|---|---|
 Newly restored synagogue | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
| Status | Library |
| Location | |
| Location |  Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland |
| Geographic coordinates | 51°24′34″N 19°42′06″E / 51.409566°N 19.701608°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | David Friedlander |
| Groundbreaking | 1791 |
| Completed | 1793 |
The Great Synagogue in Piotrków Trybunalski, (Polish: Wielka Synagoga w Piotrkowie Trybunalskim), was built between 1791-1793 and designed by David Friedlander. The synagogue was devastated by Nazis during World War II. After the war, the building was renovated and it now serves as a library.
Although plundered during World War II, it is the best preserved synagogue in the Łódź region and one of the best preserved in Poland.
Background[edit]
Kazimierz Stronczynski who in 1844-55 led the first official inventory of important buildings in Poland, titled A General View of the Nature of Ancient Monuments in the Kingdom of Poland, describes the Great Synagogue of Piotrków as one of Poland's architecturally notable buildings.[1][2]
World War II[edit]
On the front wall there is a commemorative plaque in Polish, Hebrew, Yiddish, and English, which reads:
- "This building, once 'The Great Synagogue,' and this plaque, sanctify the memory of Piotrkow Jews murdered by the Nazis during 1939 - 1945.
Remembrance and restoration project in memory of the Holocaust martyrs and the departed of our Jewish community and in memory of the Great Tzadik Rabbi Dr. Hayim David Bernard."
Renovation[edit]
In 2012 the synagogue was restored. The façade was repainted according to its original appearance before World War II.
References[edit]
- ^ Maria and Kazimierz Piechotka, Heaven's Gates; Wooden synagogues in the Territories of the Former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Wydawnictwo Krupski i S-ka, Warsaw, 2004, p. 174.
- ^ Kolejne pieniądze na piotrkowską kulturę Archived 2014-08-01 at the Wayback Machine (26.02.07) – Urzad Miasta, Piotrków Trybunalski.