New Synagogue (Vysokaye)

New Synagogue in Vysokaye (2014)

The New Synagogue in Vysokaye , a Belarusian city ​​in the Kamyanets district of Breszkaya Woblasz , was built at the end of the 18th century. The synagogue was damaged during World War II and then used for other purposes. Today the building is empty and in ruins.

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

See also

• List of synagogues in Belarus

Web links

Commons : New Synagogue (Wyssokaje)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

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

Coordinates: 52 ° 21 ′ 59 ″  N , 23 ° 22 ′ 30 ″  E