Synagogue (Sušice)

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The total of three synagogues in Sušice , (German Schüttenhofen), Okres Klatovy district in the south-west Bohemian region of Plzeňský kraj in the Czech Republic (more correctly a prayer room and two synagogues) gradually existed from 1660 to 1963, when the last synagogue was demolished. The first synagogue (or prayer house) was built in 1659/60, the second synagogue in 1709, and the third synagogue in 1859.

history

The first synagogue or prayer house, a wooden building in the courtyard on the west side of what was then Jewish Street (today Vodní Street), was built around 1659–60 and burned down in 1707. In the second synagogue, which was built in the same place in 1709, the service took place until 1859. The third synagogue was built in the neo-Romanesque style in 1857–59. The service took place here until the Second World War (partly parallel to the service in the second synagogue from 1709). This synagogue was demolished in 1963.

First synagogue (house of prayer)

Around 1600 there were four Jewish families in Sušice who built a small wooden synagogue in 1659/60 (often referred to as a house of prayer in the sources). The small building was in an inner courtyard in the western part of what was then Jüdische Strasse. This building was destroyed by a major fire in 1707.

Second synagogue

Two years after the fire, a new synagogue was put into operation. It was larger (and also bricked) and was in the same place as the prayer house. The service took place here until 1859 when it was converted into a residential building; According to some sources, however, services were also held here later, especially in the winter months. The building burned down in 1923.

Third synagogue

The Jewish community grew over time, in the mid-19th century it numbered around 300 people and the old synagogue did not meet these new requirements. The Jewish community decided to build a new synagogue. For this purpose she bought three houses in the eastern part of what was then Jüdische Strasse. The foundation stone was laid on July 14, 1857, and the building in neo-Romanesque style was completed in 1859. The service took place here until the Second World War . After the war, the synagogue became the property of the city and was demolished in 1963.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Sušice , keyword on the holocaust.cz portal, online at: holocaust.cz / ...
  2. ↑ a b c d Kajetán Turek: History of the Jews in Schüttenhofen. In: Hugo Gold: The Jews and Jewish communities of Bohemia in the past and present , Jüdischer Buch- und Kunstverlag, Brünn / Prag 1934, pp. 587–593, here page 591, online (digitized at the Upper Austria regional library) at: digi.landesbibliothek. at/...
  3. ↑ a b c Klaus-Dieter Alicke: Lexicon of the Jewish communities in the German-speaking area , 3 volumes, Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh 2008, ISBN 978-3-579-08035-2 , keyword Schüttenhofen (Bohemia) , online at: Jewish-communities. de / ...
  4. ↑ a b c Židovské hřbitovy střední Šumavy - Stručné dějiny židů v Sušici , website of the city of Sušice, online at: mestosusice.cz / ...
  5. ↑ a b Židovské památky , website of the city of Sušice, online at: susice-sumava.cz / ...

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