Synagogue (Wartenburg)
Coordinates: 53 ° 49 ′ 34 " N , 20 ° 41 ′ 28" E
The synagogue in Wartenburg ( Barczewo in Polish ), a town in the Polish Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship , was built in 1847. The profaned synagogue on Passenheimer Strasse is a protected monument .
The synagogue was preserved during the November pogroms in 1938 . From 1940 to 1945 prisoners from the Wartenburg prison were housed in the synagogue building. After 1945 it was used by the Polish administration as a residence for prison staff. After extensive renovation, the former synagogue now houses an art gallery.
literature
- Klaus-Dieter Alicke: Lexicon of the Jewish communities in the German-speaking area. Volume 3: Ochtrup - Zwittau. Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh 2008, ISBN 978-3-579-08079-6 ( online edition ).
Web links
Commons : Synagoge (Wartenburg) - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Barczewo - The Warmian Venice (accessed November 9, 2015)