Great Synagogue (Jasło)

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The Great Synagogue (Polish: Wielka Synagoga w Jaśle) was a former Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, that was located on Karol Szajnocha Street, in the Szajnocha Square, in Jasło, in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship of Poland. Completed in 1905, the synagogue served as a house of prayer until World War II when it was destroyed by Nazis on Yom Kippur in 1939.[1][2][3]

Great Synagogue
Polish: Wielka Synagoga w Jaśle
A postcard of the former synagogue, c. 1911
Religion
AffiliationOrthodox Judaism (former)
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusSynagogue (1905–1939)
StatusDestroyed
Location
LocationKarol Szajnocha Street, Szajnocha Square, Jasło, Podkarpackie Voivodeship
CountryPoland
Great Synagogue (Jasło) is located in Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Great Synagogue (Jasło)
Location of the destroyed synagogue
in Podkarpackie Voivodeship
Geographic coordinates49°44′55″N 21°28′16″E / 49.7485613°N 21.4711046°E / 49.7485613; 21.4711046
Architecture
TypeSynagogue architecture
Completed1905
DestroyedYom Kippur 1939
MaterialsBrick

History

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After World War II, a restaurant was built on the site.

A replica façade of the former Jasło Synagogue was included in the rebuild of the Forest Hill Jewish Centre, on Spadina Road in Toronto, Canada.[4][5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Jasło – The Great Synaggue (sic.)". Virtual Sztetl. Warsaw: POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews. 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  2. ^ Rappoport, Rabbi Dr. Itzhak. "Chapter 18: The Synagogue". History of the Jews of Jaslo. pp. 44–47. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via JewishGen: Yizkor Book Project.
  3. ^ Mendys, Wladyslaw (1992). The Jewish Community in Old Jasło (in Polish). Translated by Hendry, Monika. Jasło: The Socio-Cultural Association of Jews in Poland. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via JewishGen: KahilaLink.
  4. ^ "Jaslo Synagogue". Forest Hill Jewish Centre. 2006. Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  5. ^ "Grand Opening". Forest Hill Jewish Centre.
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