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
Polish: Synagoga Nomer Tamid w Białymstoku;
Hebrew: בית כנסת נומר תמיד
The former synagogue, c. 1905
Religion
AffiliationOrthodox Judaism (former)
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusSynagogue (c. 1703–1939)
StatusDestroyed
Location
LocationBóżniczej Street, Białystok, Podlaskie Voivodeship
CountryPoland
Nomer Tamid Synagogue is located in Podlaskie Voivodeship
Nomer Tamid Synagogue
Location of the destroyed synagogue
in Podlaskie Voivodeship
Geographic coordinates53°07′51″N 23°09′27″E / 53.1307°N 23.1575°E / 53.1307; 23.1575
Architecture
TypeSynagogue architecture
StyleWooden synagogue
Funded byJan Klemens Branicki
Completed1703 or 1711
Destroyed1939
MaterialsTimber
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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]

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  1. ^ "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.
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