Synagogue (Odolanów)

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The synagogue in Odolanów (German Adelnau ), a town in western Poland that belongs to the powiat Ostrowski in the Greater Poland Voivodeship , was built in the late 1820s.

The synagogue building was financed by wealthy members of the Jewish community .

Until the beginning of the 1870s, the community had its own rabbi . After that, only a teacher or cantor was employed.

The synagogue building was devastated during the German occupation in World War II and served as a residential and warehouse for a long time after 1945. Today the building is in ruins.

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Coordinates: 51 ° 34 ′ 30 "  N , 17 ° 40 ′ 22.8"  E