Prudnik Synagogue | |
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Polish: Synagoga w Prudniku | |
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) |
Geographic coordinates | 50°19′16″N 17°34′37″E / 50.32111°N 17.57694°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Smith |
Type | Synagogue architecture |
Style | Moorish Revival |
Founder | Samuel Fränkel |
Completed | 1877 |
Destroyed | November 1938 (during Kristallnacht |
Dome(s) | Four |
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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.
The synagogue was built in 1877, deigned 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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