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Synagogue in Bolesławiec
Object Detail

Building Date
1876-1878

Synagogue active dates

Reconstruction Dates

Architect/ Maker

Community

Location

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-/

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Photographer
Photograph Date
2009

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