The White Synagogue of Joniškis (Lithuanian: Joniškio Baltoji sinagoga) is a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 4a Miesto Square, in Joniškis, in the Šiauliai County of Lithuania. Called the Summer synagogue; it was designed by Saulutė Domanskienė in the Classical Revival and Romanesque Revival styles, and was completed in 1823. The building operated as a synagogue until it was devastated by Nazis in 1941.
| White Synagogue of Joniškis | |
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Lithuanian: Joniškio Baltoji sinagoga | |
 The former synagogue in 2015 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Judaism (former) |
| Rite | Nusach Ashkenaz |
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| Location | |
| Location | 4b Miesto Square, Joniškis, Šiauliai County |
| Country | Lithuania |
  Location of the former synagogue in Lithuania | |
| Geographic coordinates | 56°14′24″N 23°37′00″E / 56.24000°N 23.61667°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Saulutė Domanskienė |
| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Style | |
| Date established | 1797 (as a congregation) |
| Completed | 1823 |
| Materials | Brick |
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Subsequently used for profane purposes, the building was restored from 2011 and has been repurposed as a cultural center since 2014.[2] The former synagogue was located adjacent to the Red Synagogue of Joniškis.[1]
History
editIn 1797 the permit to build a synagogue in Joniškis was granted;[4] and the synagogue was completed in 1823.[5] After World War II, the synagogue was converted into warehouse, later on into gym.
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Joniskis Synagogue Complex". World Monuments Fund. March 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ a b "White Synagogue 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 Biała w Janiszkach (Miesto aikštės 4)" [The White Synagogue in Janiszki (Miesto aikštės 4)]. 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).
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