The Red Synagogue of Joniškis (Lithuanian: Joniškio Raudonoji sinagoga) is a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 4a Miesto Square, in Joniškis, in the Šiauliai County of Lithuania. Called the Winter or Small synagogue; it was designed in the Classical Revival and Romanesque Revival styles, and completed in 1865 and rebuilt after the 1911 fire. The building operated as a synagogue until it was devastated by Nazis in 1941.
| Red Synagogue of Joniškis | |
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Lithuanian: Joniškio Raudonoji sinagoga | |
 The former synagogue in 2015 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Judaism |
| Rite | Nusach Ashkenaz |
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| Location | |
| Location | 4a Miesto Square, Joniškis, Šiauliai County |
| Country | Lithuania |
  Location of the former synagogue in Lithuania | |
| Geographic coordinates | 56°14′25″N 23°37′01″E / 56.24028°N 23.61694°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Style | |
| Date established | 1797 (as a congregation) |
| Completed | 1865; 1911 |
| Materials | Brick |
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Subsequently used for profane purposes, the building was restored from 2011 and has been repurposed as a Jewish museum since 2014.[2] The former synagogue was located adjacent to the White Synagogue of Joniškis.[1]
History
editIn 1797 the permit to build a synagogue in Joniškis was granted;[4] and the synagogue completed in 1865.[5] After World War II, the synagogue was converted into warehouse, later on into gym.
In 1997 building listed on the list of Protected Cultural Objects.[6]
The Red Synagogue of Joniškis was renovated and re-opened to the public in 2011.
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b Marks, Cliff (September 9, 2015). "Joniškis Red Synagogue". World Monuments Fund. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ a b "Red Synagogue (Great Beit Midrash) in Joniškis". Historic Synagogues of Europe. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ "Synagoga Czerwona w Janiszkach (Miesto aikštės 4a)" [The Red Synagogue in Janiszki (Miesto aikštės 4a)]. Virtual Shtetl (in Polish). Warsaw: POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews. 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ "Joniškio Baltoji sinagoga". Išlikęs, k.k.v.r. 23679 (in Lithuanian).
- ^ "Joniškio sinagogų kompleksas". pamatyklietuvoje.lt (in Lithuanian).
- ^ "Raudonoji sinagoga". kvr.kpd.lt (in Lithuanian).
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