Biecz Synagogue

Ancient synagogue in Biecz, Poland
49°44′N 21°15′E / 49.73°N 21.25°E / 49.73; 21.25ArchitectureTypeSynagogueDate established1903; 121 years ago (1903)

The Biecz Synagogue is a former synagogue in Biecz, Poland. It is located on the main square of the town. Built in 1903, it is now used as a public library.

History

The synagogue was built in 1903,[1] with two separate entrances: one for men, which leads to the ground floor, and another one for women, which leads to the first floor.[2] By the early 1930s, the town of Biecz was home to 500 Jews, making up 15% of the entire population.[2]

During World War II, the Nazis established a Jewish ghetto around the synagogue.[2] Eventually, they killed 150 Jews and deported the remaining Jews to the Bełżec extermination camp.[2]

In the 1990s, the US-based Society of Jews from Biecz in New York added a commemorative plaque to the building.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "The Synagogue in Biecz, Rynek 20". Virtual Shtetl. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e Webber, Jonathan (2009). Rediscovering Traces of Memory: The Jewish Heritage of Polish Galicia. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. pp. 19, 136. ISBN 9781906764036. OCLC 323127181.
  • Biecz, Poland, A house that once served as a synagogue. on the Yad Vashem website


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