The Bydgoszcz Synagogue (Polish: Synagoga w Bydgoszczy) was a former Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on Pod Blankami Street, in Bydgoszcz, in the Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland. Designed by Alfred Muttrey and completed in 1884 to replace the old wooden synagogue, the synagogue served as a house of prayer until World War II when it was destroyed by Nazis in October 1939.
| Bydgoszcz Synagogue | |
|---|---|
Polish: Synagoga w Bydgoszczy | |
 The former synagogue in 1920 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism (former) |
| Rite | Nusach Ashkenaz |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue (1884–1939) |
| Status | Destroyed |
| Location | |
| Location | Pod Blankami Street, Bydgoszcz, Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship |
| Country | Poland |
  Location of the destroyed synagogue in Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship | |
| Geographic coordinates | 53°07′14″N 17°59′57″E / 53.120667°N 17.999074°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Alfred Muttray |
| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Founder | Lewin Louis Aronsohn |
| Date established | 1809 (as a congregation) |
| Completed | 1884 |
| Destroyed | October 1939 |
| Dome(s) | Three (maybe more) |
History
editThe first recording of Jews settling in Bydgoszc dates from the 11th or 12th-century. However they were expelled in 1955 and were officially allowed to return from 1772, when the former authorization was annulled by Frederick the Great. The congregation in Bydgoszcz was officially established in 1809.[1]
Architect, Alfred Muttrey submitted his design on 27 May 1882, and the construction was initiated by Lewin Louis Aronsohn, and sponsored financially by the entire Jewish community.[2][3][4] One of the largest structures in Bydgoszcz until its destruction, the synagogue could accommodate 500 people.[citation needed]
Another former synagogue is located at Przy Bożnicy Street, in the adjacent settlement of Fordon.[5]
Gallery
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Beginning of the complete deconstruction of the synagogue on Nazi German orders, winter 1939
See also
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References
edit- ^ Gelber, Nathan Michael (2008). "Bydgoszcz, Poland". Virtual Jewish World. The Gale Group. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Synagoga w Bydgoszczy". Virtual Shtetl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "The Destruction of Bydgoszcz Jewry". Gazeta.pl. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "Po bydgoskiej synagodze zostało niewiele". Tygodnik Bydgoski (in Polish). 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Synagogue in Bydgoszcz-Fordon". 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.
External links
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Media related to Synagogue in Bydgoszcz at Wikimedia Commons
- "Bydgoszcz Synagogue". Sztetl Poland. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012.
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