Prudnik Synagogue
Former Reform synagogue in Neustadt, Germany
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The Prudnik Synagogue (Polish: Synagoga w Prudniku) was a former Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Neustadt in Oberschlesien, Germany, that today is located in Prudnik, Poland. The synagogue was destroyed by Nazis on November 9, 1938, during Kristallnacht.
AffiliationReform Judaism (former)
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusSynagogue (1877–1938)
StatusDestroyed
LocationKlasztorna St, Neustadt in Oberschlesien
| Prudnik Synagogue | |
|---|---|
Polish: Synagoga w Prudniku | |
The former synagoge in the 19th century | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Reform Judaism (former) |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue (1877–1938) |
| Status | Destroyed |
| Location | |
| Location | Klasztorna St, Neustadt in Oberschlesien |
| Country | Germany (now Poland) |
| Coordinates | 50°19′16″N 17°34′37″E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | Smith |
| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Style | Moorish Revival |
| Founder | Samuel Fränkel |
| Completed | 1877 |
| Destroyed | November 1938 (during Kristallnacht |
| Dome | Four |
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History
The synagogue was built in 1877, designed by Smith in the Moorish Revival style. The congregation was founded by the industrialist Samuel Fränkel.[2] It was burnt down by Nazi militia during the Kristallnacht on 9–10 November 1938.[3]
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