Kowea Itim le-Tora Synagogue

The Kowea Itim le-Tora Synagogue (Polish: Synagoga Kowea Itim le-Tora) was an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 42 Józefa Street, in Kazimierz, Kraków, in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship of Poland. The congregation was known as the Society for Torah Study.

Kowea Itim le-Tora Synagogue
Polish: Synagoga Kowea Itim le-Tora
The former synagogue in 2007
Religion
AffiliationOrthodox Judaism (former)
RiteNusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organizational status
Status
  • Inactive (as a synagogue);
  • Repurposed
Location
Location42 Józefa Street, Kazimierz, Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
CountryPoland
Kowea Itim le-Tora Synagogue is located in Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Kowea Itim le-Tora Synagogue
Location of the former synagogue,
now apartment complex, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Geographic coordinates50°3′4″N 19°56′51″E / 50.05111°N 19.94750°E / 50.05111; 19.94750
Architecture
Architect(s)Łazarz Rock (1912)
TypeSynagogue architecture
StyleRomanesque Revival (1912)
Completed1810; 1912 (remodelled)
MaterialsBrick
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The synagogue was built in 1810 and was re-modelled by Łazarz Rock in the Romanesque Revival style in 1912. The synagogue was devastated by the Nazis during World War II.[1]

After the war, for some time it housed a shelter for displaced persons of the Social Welfare Department of the Provincial Jewish Committee. The building now serves as a residential apartment building.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Beit Midrash Kowea Itim le Tora in Kraków". Historical synagogues in Europe. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Dom modlitwy Kowea Itim le-Tora w Krakowie (ul. Józefa 42)" [Kowea Itim le-Torah prayer house in Krakow (ul. Józefa 42)]. Virtual Shtetl (in Polish). Warsaw: POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews. 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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