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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)
Location of the former synagogue in Germany, as it was in 1937. now part of Poland
Geographic coordinates	50°19′16″N 17°34′37″E / 50.32111°N 17.57694°E / 50.32111; 17.57694
Architecture
Architect(s)	Smith
Type	Synagogue architecture
Style	Moorish Revival
Founder	Samuel Fränkel
Completed	1877
Destroyed	November 1938 (during Kristallnacht
Dome(s)	Four

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.

History

The synagogue was built in 1877, designed by Smith in the Moorish Revival style. The congregation was founded by the industrialist Samuel Fränkel. It was burnt down by Nazi militia during the Kristallnacht on 9–10 November 1938.

See also

• History of the Jews in Germany
• History of the Jews in Poland
• List of synagogues in Germany (in German)
• List of synagogues in Poland

References

1. "The synagogue in Prudnik (Kościuszki Street)". Virtual Sztel: POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews (in Polish). Association of the Jewish Historical Association of Poland and Museum of the History of Polish Jews. 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
2. "Synagoga w Prudniku (ul. Kościuszki)". Wirtualny Sztetl (in Polish). Retrieved September 14, 2019.
3. "Listopadowa noc wstydu prudniczan". tygodnikprudnicki.pl (in Polish).

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