Great Synagogue (Astryna)

Great Synagogue in Astryna (2010)

The Great Synagogue in Astryna , a small town in Hrodsenskaya Woblasz in northern Belarus , was built in the 19th century. The synagogue was used for other purposes after the Second World War .

Before 1941, the proportion of the Jewish population in Astryna was very high. The majority of the Jewish population was murdered by the German occupiers during the Holocaust .

See also

• Synagogue (Astryna)

Web links

• The Center for Jewish Art (with many photos)
• Description of the synagogue at Virtual Shtetl (Polish)

Coordinates: 53 ° 43 '48 "  N , 24 ° 31' 57.7"  E