Piaskower Synagoge

Piaskower Synagogue
Polish: Synagoga Piaskower
The former synagogue in 2017
Religion
AffiliationOrthodox Judaism (former)
RiteNusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational status
Status
  • Abandoned;
  • Repurposed
Location
Location3 Piękna Street, Białystok, Podlaskie Voivodeship
CountryPoland
Piaskower Synagoge is located in Podlaskie Voivodeship
Piaskower Synagoge
Location of the former synagogue
in Podlaskie Voivodeship
Geographic coordinates53°07′45″N 23°09′14″E / 53.129111°N 23.154000°E / 53.129111; 23.154000
Architecture
TypeSynagogue architecture
Date establishedc. 1820 (as a congregation)
Groundbreaking1891
Completed1893
MaterialsBrick
[1][2]

The Piaskower Synagogue (Polish: Synagoga Piaskower) is a former Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 3 Piękna Street, in the Piaski district of Białystok, in the Podlaskie Voivodeship of Poland.

Completed in 1893, the former synagogue served as a place of worship until desecrated by Nazis during World War II. After the war, the former synagogue served as a community center for Jews living in Białystok until 1968, and following a fire in 1989, the building has been used for profane purposes since 1995.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b "Piaskower Beit Midrash in Białystok". Historic Synagogues of Europe. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Piaskower Beit Midrash, 3 Piękna Street". Virtual Shtetl. POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews. 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2019.