Synagogue in Bolesławiec
Object Detail
Building Date
1876-1878
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction Dates
Style
Unknown|
Material/Technique
Construction Material
Brick
Summary and Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Condition
Present Usage
Abandoned
Present Usage Details
Historical significance: Event/Period
On the Kristallnacht, on 9 to 10 November, the synagogue was set on fire. As Krzysztof Popiński recalled, the synagogue had been burning under the supervision of fire fighters, who had been watching if the fire did not extend to the neighbouring buildings. (cited from Virtual Shtetl)
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
The founder of the synagogue was merchant Israel Hülse, and the main sponsor – Sachs, a banker. Its cost was estimated at 50,000 Marks. The design of the synagogue was prepared by a rather unknown architect called Zschetzschingk, and the building was administrated by master Bergmann. (cited from Virtual Shtetl)
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
Significance Rating
2 (Regional)
Condition of Building Fabric
C (Poor)
Bibliography
Bergman, Eleonora and Jan Jagelski, Zachowane synagogi i domy modlitwy w Polsce. Katalog. (Warsaw, 1996), p. 155;
http://www.sztetl.org.pl/en/article/boleslawiec/11,synagogues-prayer-houses-and-others/3996,synagogue-in-boleslawiec-kubika-street-/
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Biography
Photograph Copyright
Virtual Shtetl
Photographer
Photograph Date
2009
Remarks
0 Coordinates: 51.261131, 15.565619