The Zamelis Synagogue (Lithuanian: Zamelio sinagoga), also called Zavl's Synagogue, is a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 6 Gėlių Street, in Vilnius, in the Vilnius County of Lithuania.[2]
| Zamelis Synagogue | |
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Lithuanian: Zamelio sinagoga | |
 Lower part of the abandoned synagogue | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Judaism (former) |
| Rite | Nusach Ashkenaz |
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| Status |
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| Location | |
| Location | 6 Gėlių Street, Vilnius, Vilnius County |
| Country | Lithuania |
  Location of the former synagogue in Vilnius | |
| Geographic coordinates | 54°40′26″N 25°17′02″E / 54.674012°N 25.2838973°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Alekse Polozov |
| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Style | Historicist |
| Groundbreaking | 1817 |
| Completed | 1833 |
| Materials | Brick |
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History
editLocated on a site donated by Zavel Peisakhovich, where once stood a wooden synagogue,[3] the synagogue was designed by Alekse Polozov in the Historicist style and built at the beginning of the 19th century, between 1817 and 1833.[1] It was actively used until 1940.[4] Sir Moses Montefiori visited the synagogue in 1846.[1] After World War II it was used as a warehouse and apartment complex until 1990. At the end of the 20th century, the building was abandoned.
In 2015, reconstruction works started in the abandoned synagogue,[4][5][6] funded by the Cultural Heritage Department under the Lithuanian Ministry of Culture and the Lithuanian Jewish Community via the Goodwill Foundation.[3] As of 2018[update], the building was used as a cultural center.[7][3]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Zavl's kloyz in Vilnius". 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.
- ^ "Paroda "Heritas" kviečia net į 10 nemokamų ekskursijų Vilniuje". madeinvilnius.lt (in Lithuanian). April 16, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Lithuania: Exterior restoration of Gėlių st. synagogue completed". Jewish Heritage Europe. June 23, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
- ^ a b "Pradedami tvarkybos darbai Vilniaus žydų sinagogoje, Gėlių gatvėje". bernardinai.lt (in Lithuanian). July 21, 2015.
- ^ "Tvarkoma avarinės būklės Vilniaus sinagoga". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). Archived from the original on August 26, 2014.
- ^ "Vilniuje restauruojama sovietmečiu išniekinta ir sandėliu paversta sinagoga". lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). April 7, 2019.
- ^ "Koncertas "Nuo Jeruzalės iki Vilniaus" buvusioje Zavelio sinagogoje". ltnews.lt (in Lithuanian). September 7, 2018.
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