Tempel Synagogue (Przemyśl)
Tempel Synagogue | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Reform Judaism (former) |
Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue (1890–1939) |
Status | Destroyed |
Location | |
Location | Jagiellonska Street, Przemyśl, Podkarpackie Voivodeship |
Country | Poland |
Location of the destroyed synagogue in Podkarpackie Voivodeship | |
Geographic coordinates | 49°47′02″N 22°46′16″E / 49.784°N 22.771°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Stanisław Majerski |
Type | Synagogue architecture |
Style | |
Date established | c. 1588 (as a congregation) |
Completed | 1890 |
Destroyed | November 1939 |
Materials | Brick |
The Tempel Synagogue was a former Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, that was located on Jagiellonska Street, in Przemyśl, in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship of Poland. Designed by Stanisław Majerski and completed in 1890, the synagogue served as a house of prayer until World War II when it was destroyed by Nazis in November 1939.
History
[edit]The Tempel Synagogue stood on Jagiellonska Street, on the river San. It was dedicated on September 18, 1890. The substantial brick building was built in the Romanesque Revival derived style known as Rundbogenstil, a popular architectural style for nineteenth and early twentieth century synagogues. It was designed by architect Stanisław Majerski (1872–1926,) a graduate of the Lwów Politechnical School. Brick red brick, the unplastered building of the synagogue was erected on a square plan. The main door was accessed via a wide staircase. The front wall was crowned by two Moses plaques. The synagogue was modelled on Austrian and Western European synagogues. The interior looked very rich, on the eastern wall there was Aron ha-kodesh, which stood between two boards of the Decalogue. It was the only synagogue in Przemysl where Polish prayers were prayed and services were held on the occasion of the most important public holidays.[1]
Until the war, the synagogue had a choir led by Kantor Rosenberg, accompanied by organ. However, unlike twentieth century Reform synagogues, the Temple had a separate women's gallery while men sat on the first floor.[2] It was burned by the Germans in 1939; the ruins were destroyed by 1956.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Architecture of the Tempel and the New Synagogues
- ^ "Przemyśl Synagogues". ShtetLinks – via JewishGen.
External links
[edit]Media related to Tempel Synagogue (Przemyśl) at Wikimedia Commons
- 1890 establishments in Poland
- 1939 disestablishments in Poland
- 19th-century synagogues in Poland
- Buildings and structures destroyed in 1939
- Former Reform synagogues in Poland
- Jewish organizations established in 1890
- Romanesque Revival architecture in Poland
- Romanesque Revival synagogues
- Rundbogenstil synagogues
- Synagogues completed in 1890
- Synagogues in Poland destroyed by Nazi Germany
- Synagogues in Przemyśl