Great Synagogue (Białystok)
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The Great Synagogue (Polish: Wielka Synagoga w Białymstoku) was a synagogue located in Białystok, Poland, which was built between 1909 and 1913 and designed by Szlojme Rabinowicz. The synagogue was burnt down by Germans on June 27, 1941, with an estimated number of 2,000 Jews inside.
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Great Synagogue of Białystok | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
Status | Destroyed in 1941 |
Location | |
Location | Suraska Street, Białystok, Poland |
Geographic coordinates | 53°07′50″N 23°09′26″E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Szlojme Rabinowicz |
Groundbreaking | 1909 |
Completed | 1913 |
Dome(s) | 3 |
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