Ezras Israel Synagogue

The Ezras Izrael Synagogue (Polish: Synagoga Ezras Izrael), also known as Wołyńska Shul, was a former Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue or shul, located at ul. Wólczańska 6 Street, in Łódź, in the Łódź Voivodeship of Poland. Designed by Gustaw Landau-Gutenteger and completed in 1904, the synagogue served as a house of prayer until World War II when it was destroyed by Nazis in November 1939.

Ezras Izrael Synagogue
Polish: Synagoga Ezras Izrael
The former synagogue, between 1910 and 1920
Religion
Affiliation	Orthodox Judaism (former)
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue (1904–1939)
Status	Destroyed
Location
Location	ul. Wólczańska 6 Street, Łódź, Łódź Voivodeship
Country	Poland
Location of the destroyed synagogue in Łódź Voivodeship
Geographic coordinates	51°46′23″N 19°27′04″E
Architecture
Architect(s)	Gustaw Landau-Gutenteger
Type	Synagogue architecture
Groundbreaking	1899
Completed	1904
Destroyed	November 1939
Materials	Bricks

History

The synagogue was built between 1899 and 1904 from donations by the Jewish merchants including those expelled from Tsarist Lithuania and Belarus area. The synagogue flourished for thirty years before it was burned to the ground by the Nazis on November 11, 1939 before the Łódź Ghetto was established.^[1]

Other synagogues destroyed by the Nazis in Łódź included the Great Synagogue, on November 14, 1939, and the Stara Synagogue, on November 15–16, 1939.^[2]

Gallery

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  Synagogue before destruction
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  Location of the synagogue in relation to the Łódź Ghetto (blue)

See also

• Judaism portal
• Poland portal

• History of the Jews in Poland
• List of active synagogues in Poland

References

1. "Ezras Izrael Synagogue in Łódź, Poland". Shtetlinks. JewishGen.
2. Huberband, Shimon (1989). "The Destruction of the Synagogues in Lodz". In Adelson, A.; Lapidus, R.; et al. (eds.). Łódź Ghetto: Inside a Community Under Siege. New York.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

External links

Media related to Ezras Izrael Synagogue in Łódź at Wikimedia Commons