Hasidic Synagogue in Biržai
Object Detail
Building Date
1938
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction Dates
After 1945
Style
Unknown|
Material/Technique
Construction Material
Brick
Summary and Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Condition
The original double lesenes on the facades are preserved.
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
Urban significance
Significance Rating
1 (Local)
Condition of Building Fabric
B (Fair)
Bibliography
CJA & Lita documentation;
Marija Rupeikienė, Nykstantis kultūros paveldas: Lietuvos sinagogų architektūra (Vilnius, 2003), p. 158, 160; ill. 142 (project);
Niunkaitė-Račiūnnienė, Aistė, Lietuvos žydų tradicinio meno ir simbolių pasaulis: Atvaizdai, vaizdiniai ir tekstai (Vilnius, 2011), ill. 40.
Aliza Cohen-Mushlin, Sergey Kravtsov, Vladimir Levin, Giedrė Mickūnaitė and Jurgita Šiaučiūnaitė-Verbickienė (eds.), Synagogues in Lithuania: A Catalogue. vol 2. Vilnius: Vilnius Academy of Art Press, 2010, pp. 119-120.
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Biography
Photograph Copyright
“Synagogues in Lithuania: A Catalogue” Archives
Photographer
Photograph Date
2006
Remarks
0 Coordinates: 56.203308, 24.762192