Synagogue (Będzin)
The synagogue in Będzin ( German Bendzin ), a town in the Silesian Voivodeship in Poland , was built in 1881. A wooden synagogue , built in 1856, was previously located in the same place .
On September 8, 1939, numerous Jewish residents of the city were driven into the synagogue by an SS / SD task force , which was then set on fire with them.
literature
- Klaus-Dieter Alicke: Lexicon of the Jewish communities in the German-speaking area. Volume 1: Aach - Groß-Bieberau. Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh 2008, ISBN 978-3-579-08077-2 ( online edition ).
Web links
Commons : Synagogue (Będzin) - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Virtual Shtetl (accessed January 22, 2016)
Coordinates: 50 ° 19 ′ 37 ″ N , 19 ° 7 ′ 44 ″ E