Tempel Synagogue (Żywiec)
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| Tempel Synagogue | |
|---|---|
 Monument to the synagogue | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Reform Judaism |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue |
| Status | Destroyed |
| Location | |
| Location | Zabłocie (now Żywiec) |
| Country | Poland |
  Location of the destroyed synagogue in Silesian Voivodeship | |
| Coordinates | 49°41′06″N 19°11′24″E / 49.685°N 19.19°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Completed | mid-1800s |
| Destroyed | 1942 |
| Materials | Brick |
The Tempel Synagogue (Polish: Synagoga Tempel) was a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located between the streets Dworcowa and Wesoła in Zabłocie, now a district of Żywiec, Poland. Constructed in the 19th century, the synagogue served as a house of prayer until World War II, when it was destroyed by the Nazis.
Local Jews formed a religious association in 1864.[1] The synagogue in Zabłocie was constructed in the mid-1800s.[2] It was architecturally similar to the Tempel Synagogue in Kraków.[3] A Jewish school and a house of culture were built alongside it.[4] Surrounded by trees, it was the tallest building in the area.[4]
German Nazis destroyed the synagogue complex between 1940 and 1943, during the occupation of Poland.[2] The synagogue building was blown up in 1942.[5] Most of the local Jewish residents died in the Auschwitz concentration camp.[6] The Nazis set up a labor camp near the former synagogue.[5]
Following the Second World War, a vocational school was constructed where the synagogue had stood.[3] On 7 July 2003, the synagogue was commemorated with a monument by Mirosław Ciślak, with inscriptions in Polish and Hebrew.[7]
