Английская Википедия:Great Synagogue (Piotrków Trybunalski)

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:For Шаблон:Infobox religious building The Great Synagogue in Piotrków Trybunalski, (Шаблон:Lang-pl), was built between 1791-1793 and designed by David Friedlander. The synagogue was devastated by Nazis during World War II. After the war, the building was renovated and it now serves as a library.

Although plundered during World War II, it is the best preserved synagogue in the Łódź region and one of the best preserved in Poland.

Background

Kazimierz Stronczynski who in 1844-55 led the first official inventory of important buildings in Poland, titled A General View of the Nature of Ancient Monuments in the Kingdom of Poland, describes the Great Synagogue of Piotrków as one of Poland's architecturally notable buildings.[1][2]

World War II

On the front wall there is a commemorative plaque in Polish, Hebrew, Yiddish, and English, which reads:

"This building, once 'The Great Synagogue,' and this plaque, sanctify the memory of Piotrkow Jews murdered by the Nazis during 1939 - 1945.
Remembrance and restoration project in memory of the Holocaust martyrs and the departed of our Jewish community and in memory of the Great Tzadik Rabbi Dr. Hayim David Bernard.
"

Renovation

In 2012 the synagogue was restored. The façade was repainted according to its original appearance before World War II.

References

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  1. Maria and Kazimierz Piechotka, Heaven's Gates; Wooden synagogues in the Territories of the Former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Wydawnictwo Krupski i S-ka, Warsaw, 2004, p. 174.
  2. Kolejne pieniądze na piotrkowską kulturę Шаблон:Webarchive (26.02.07) – Urzad Miasta, Piotrków Trybunalski.