| Kaunas Synagogue Choral Ohel Yaakov Synagogue | |
|---|---|
Lithuanian: Kauno choralinė sinagoga | |
.jpg) The synagogue façade in 2019 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
| Rite | Nusach Ashkenaz |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 13 East Ožeškienės Street, Centras eldership, Kaunas, Kaunas County |
| Country | Lithuania |
  Location of the synagogue in Lithuania | |
| Geographic coordinates | 54°53′55″N 23°54′12″E / 54.89861°N 23.90333°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Justyn Golinewicz (Iustin N. Golinevich) |
| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Style | |
| Funded by | Lewin Boruch Minkowski |
| General contractor | Edmund von Mikwitz |
| Groundbreaking | 1871 |
| Completed | 1872 |
| Materials | Brick |
| [1][2] | |
The Kaunas Synagogue, also known as the Choral Ohel Yaakov Synagogue (Lithuanian: Kauno choralinė sinagoga), is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 13 East Ožeškienės Street,, in Centras eldership, Kaunas, in the Kaunas County of Lithuania.
Designed by Justyn Golinewicz and Edmund von Mikwitz in an eclectic mix of the Baroque Revival, Renaissance Revival, and Moorish Revival styles, the building was completed in 1872[1] and is one of two operating choral synagogues in Lithuania.[3]
- ^ a b "Choral Ohel Yaakov Synagogue in Kaunas". Historic Synagogues of Europe. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ "Synagoga chóralna w Kownie (ul. Elizy Orzeszkowej 17; lit. Ožeškienės g. 17)" [The Choral Synagogue in Kaunas (ul. Elizy Orzeszkowej 17; lit. Ožeškienės g. 17)]. Virtual Shtetl (in Polish). POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews. 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ "Įspūdingiausios Lietuvos sinagogos" (in Lithuanian). Žydai Lietuvoje. January 23, 2008. Archived from the original on January 20, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2009.