Small Synagogue (Płock)

Small Synagogue in Płock (2013)

The building before renovation (2011)

The Small Synagogue in Płock (German Plock ), a Polish city ​​in the Masovian Voivodeship , was built from 1820 to 1822. The derelict synagogue has been a protected cultural monument since 1962 .

history

Around 10,000 Jewish citizens once lived in Płock and the surrounding area, the majority of whom were murdered by the German occupiers during the Holocaust . The interior of the Small Synagogue was destroyed during this time.

The classicism- style synagogue was used by a knitwear cooperative after 1945 and was empty after 1992. In 2006, a newly founded synagogue association took over the dilapidated building from the city in order to rebuild it and use it as a museum and for events.

In March 2013 the Jewish Museum was opened in the synagogue building.

See also

• Jewish Museum (Płock)

Web links

Commons : Small Synagogue (Płock)  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Brigitte Jäger-Dabek: Jewish Museum in the former synagogue of Plock

Coordinates: 52 ° 32 ′ 40.2 "  N , 19 ° 41 ′ 20.7"  E