White Synagogue (Sejny)
Coordinates: 54 ° 6 ′ 21.6 " N , 23 ° 20 ′ 56.4" E
The so-called White Synagogue in Sejny , a Polish city in the powiat Sejneński in the northeast of the Podlaskie Voivodeship , was built in 1885. The secular synagogue at Józefa Piłsudskiego Street is a protected cultural monument .
The neo-baroque synagogue was built on the initiative of Moses Becalel Luria. During the German occupation in World War II , the building was devastated and used as a fire station.
After the war it was used as a garage and warehouse. Between 1978 and 1987 the synagogue was renovated by the Pogranicze Foundation.
Exhibitions are held regularly in the former synagogue.
Web links
- Description at www.shabbat-goy.com (French)
- Description at Virtuelles Schtetl (English)
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