Obj. ID: 46441
Memorials Holocaust Memorial Plaque at the synagogue in Hranice, Czech Republic, 1995(?)
To the main object: Synagogue in Hranice, Czech Republic
Memorial Name
No official name
Who is Commemorated?
The historic synagogue and 197 Jews of Hranice who were killed in the Holocaust.
Description:
This memorial is a rectangular dark granite wall plaque with inscribed text. A simple Magen David is inscribed at the top. The Magen David and text are colored gold.
Inscriptions
Czech
SYNAGOGA V HRANICÌCH
VÝZNAMNÁ KULTURNÍ PAMÁTKA, ZBUDOVANÁ V LETECH 1863-4
NA MÌSTĔ STARŠÍ SYNAGOGY ZE 17. STOLETÍ,
V NOVOROMÁÉM SLOHU, STAVITELEM FRANTIŠKEM MACHEREM.
OBNOVENA BYLA KE KULTURNÍM ÚČELŮM V LETECH 1994-5.
ŽIDOVSKÁ OBC V HARNICÍCH SE USTAVILA V 1.POL.17. STOLETÍ,
ZNIČENA BYLA NACISTY V LETECH 1939-45.
RASOVÁ PERSEKUCE ZNAMENALA SMRT
PRO 197 OBYVATEL ŽIDOVSKÉHO VYZNÁNÍ.
MĔSTO HRANICE ŽIDOVSKÁ OBEC OLOMOUC
Translation: The Synagogue of Hranice / The important cultural monument was built in 1863-4 on the site of an older synagogue from the 17th century, in the new Romanesque style, by builder Františk Macher. It was restored for cultural purposes in 1994-5. The Jewish community in Hranicí was established in 17th century and destroyed by the nazis in 1939-45. Racial persecution meant death for 197 residents of the Jewish religion. / Town of Hranice / Jewish Community Olomouc
Commissioned by
Town of Hranice and Jewish Community Olomouc
6 image(s)
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The synagogue was built in 1863 according to a design by Viennese architect Franz Macher in the Moorish-Byzantine style in place of an earlier original synagogue which no could no longer hold the capacity of worshippers. Services were held until 1940. The building was saved from demolition during the Nazi occupation due to its being transformed in 1943 into an exhibition space for museum display, a function it continues today.
Fiedler, Jiří. Jewish Sights of Bohemia and Moravia (Prague:Sefer, 1991), pp. 80-81.
“The Synagogue – a delicate yet fascinating landmark,”, https://infocentrum-hranice.cz/en/synagogue/) (accessed May 14, 2023)