Zarechie Synagogue in Vilnius
Object Detail
Building Date
1841
Synagogue active dates
Until WWII
Reconstruction Dates
2008
Architect/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
Style
Unknown|
Material/Technique
Construction Material
Brick
Summary and Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Condition
Present Usage
Dwelling
Present Usage Details
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Wall paintings found during the renovation. The prayer for the wellbeing of the Tsar Alexander II and a menorah are painted on the wall on the prayer hall.
Urban significance
Significance Rating
2 (Regional)
Condition of Building Fabric
A (Good)
Bibliography
Marija Rupeikienė, "Synagogues of Lithuania," in Lithuanian Synagogues (Exhibition Catalogue) (Vilnius: The Vilna Gaon Jewish State Museum, 1997), p. 28;
Pinkas hakehilot: Lita, ed. Dov Levin (Jerusalem, 1996), p. 688;
Yahadut lita, 4 vols. (Tel Aviv, 1967), vol. 3, p. 367;
ills. in www.zydai.lt/lt/content/viewitem/718/
Cohen-Mushlin, Aliza, Sergey Kravtsov, Vladimir Levin, Giedrė Mickūnaitė, Jurgita Šiaučiūnaitė-Verbickienė (eds.), Synagogues in Lithuania. A Catalogue, 2 vols. (Vilnius: VIlnius Academy of Art Press, 2010-12)
Cohen-Mushlin, Aliza, Sergey Kravtsov, Vladimir Levin, Giedrė Mickūnaitė, Jurgita Šiaučiūnaitė-Verbickienė (eds.), Synagogues in Lithuania. A Catalogue, 2 vols. (Vilnius: VIlnius Academy of Art Press, 2010-12)
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Biography
Photograph Copyright
“Synagogues in Lithuania: A Catalogue” Archives
Photographer
Unknown
Photograph Date
Remarks
0 Coordinates: 54.681458, 25.298639