The Nomer Tamid Synagogue (Polish: Synagoga Nomer Tamid w Białymstoku; Hebrew: בית כנסת נומר תמיד, lit. 'Synagogue of the Eternal Flame'), also known as the Nomer Tamid Beth Midrash or Ner Tamid Beth Midrasz, was a former Orthodox Jewish congregation and wooden synagogue, that was located in Białystok, in the Podlaskie Voivodeship of Poland.[citation needed]
Nomer Tamid Synagogue | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism (former) |
Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue (c. 1703–1939) |
Status | Destroyed |
Location | |
Location | Bóżniczej Street, Białystok, Podlaskie Voivodeship |
Country | Poland |
Location of the destroyed synagogue in Podlaskie Voivodeship | |
Geographic coordinates | 53°07′51″N 23°09′27″E / 53.1307°N 23.1575°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Synagogue architecture |
Style | Wooden synagogue |
Funded by | Jan Klemens Branicki |
Completed | 1703 or 1711 |
Destroyed | 1939 |
Materials | Timber |
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Completed in 1703 or 1711, the synagogue served as a house of prayer until World War II when it was destroyed by Nazis in 1939.[citation needed]
Funding for the building was provided by Jan Klemens Branicki. The former synagogue was located on Bóżniczej Street, across from the Old Synagogue and the Great Synagogue.[citation needed]
Gallery
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The Great Synagogue and Nomer Tamid
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The Old Synagogue, with Nomer Tamid viewable in the background
See also
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edit- ^ "Synagogue "Ner Tamid Beth Midrasz" ("Eternal Flame of Candles")". Virtual Shtetl. Warsaw: POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews. 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
External links
editMedia related to Ner Tamid Synagogue in Białystok at Wikimedia Commons