Bobov Synagogue (Kraków)

The Bobov Synagogue (Polish: Synagoga chasydów z Bobowej w Krakowie) is a former Hasidic Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 12 Estery Street, in the historic Kazimierz district of Kraków, in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship of Poland. Completed in 1871, the synagogue was established by followers of Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam of Bobov.

Bobov Synagogue
Polish: Synagoga chasydów z Bobowej w Krakowie
The former synagogue in 2006
Religion
Affiliation	Hasidic Orthodox Judaism (former)
Rite	Nusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue (1871–1939) Profane use (during WWII) Hostel (since 1990)
Status	Inactive (as a synagogue); Repurposed
Location
Location	12 Estery Street, Kazimierz, Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Country	Poland
Location of the former synagogue in Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Geographic coordinates	50°03′07″N 19°56′44″E
Architecture
Type	Synagogue architecture
Completed	1871
Materials	Stone

History

The synagogue was founded on the first story of an apartment block and also contained a Talmudic school which was situated adjacent to the prayer hall. During World War II, the Nazis vandalized the synagogue. At the end of the war, the synagogue was converted into apartments. Since the summer of 1990, it has been used as a hostel for the poor. Nothing remains today indicating its former use as a synagogue.

See also

• Chronology of Jewish Polish history
• Culture of Kraków
• History of the Jews in Poland
• List of active synagogues in Poland
• Synagogues of Kraków

External links

Media related to Chassid from Bobowa Synagogue of Kazimierz, Kraków at Wikimedia Commons