Great Synagogue in Chęciny
Object Detail
Building Date
1638
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction Dates
1905; 1950s, 2024
Architect/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
Material/Technique
Construction Material
Brick
Summary and Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Condition
Present Usage
House of Culture
Present Usage Details
Center for Jewish Remembrance and Culture
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
Significance Rating
3 (National)
Condition of Building Fabric
B (Fair)
Bibliography
CJA;
Pinkas hakehilot: Polin, vol. 7: Mahozot Lublin, Kielce (Jerusalem, 1999), p. 233;
https://jewish-heritage-europe.eu/2023/02/01/poland-update-checiny/
https://jewish-heritage-europe.eu/2024/03/28/poland-checiny/
Bergman, Eleonora and Jan Jagelski. Zachowane synagogi i domy modlitwy w Polsce. Katalog (Warsaw: Jewish Historical Institute, 1996), p. 32 with ill.
Burchard, Przemysław. Pamiątki i zabytki kultury Żydowskiej w Polsce (Warsaw: Burchard Edition, 1990), p. 136.
Piechotka, Maria and Kazimierz. Bramy Nieba: Bóżnice murowane na ziemiach dawnej Rzeczypospolitej (Warsaw, 1999)., pp. 145-8 with ills..
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Biography
Photograph Copyright
Virtual Shtetl
Photographer
Photograph Date
2008
Remarks
0 Coordinates: 50.799759, 20.464342