New Synagogue (Gliwice)

New Synagogue
Gleiwitz (Gliwice)
German: Neue Synagoge Gleiwitz
Polish: Nowa Synagoga w Gliwicach
The former synagoge in the 19th century
Religion
AffiliationReform Judaism (former)
RiteNusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusSynagogue (1861–1938)
StatusDestroyed
Location
LocationGleiwitz (now 15 Dolne Wały Street, Gliwice)
CountryGermany (now Poland)
New Synagogue (Gliwice) is located in Germany
New Synagogue (Gliwice)
Location of the former synagogue in Germany,
as it was in 1937
Geographic coordinates50°17′44″N 18°40′00″E / 50.2954714°N 18.666566°E / 50.2954714; 18.666566
Architecture
Architect(s)
  • Salomon Lubowski
  • Louis Troplowitz
TypeSynagogue architecture
Style
Completed1861
DestroyedNovember 1938
(during Kristallnacht
MaterialsBrick
[1]

The New Synagogue (German: Neue Synagoge Gleiwitz; Polish: Nowa Synagoga w Gliwicach) was a former Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Gleiwitz, Germany (today, 15 Dolne Wały Street, in Gliwice, Poland).

Designed by Salomon Lubowski and Louis Troplowitz in the Rundbogenstil, Moorish Revival, and Romanesque Revival styles and completed in 1861, the synagogue was destroyed by Nazis on November 9, 1938, during Kristallnacht.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "New Synagogue in Gliwice". Historic synagogues of Europe. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved June 22, 2024.

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