Pinkas Synagogue | |
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Czech: Pinkasova synagoga | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Judaism (former) |
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Location | |
Location | Široká 3, Josefov, Prague |
Country | Czech Republic |
Location of the former synagogue, now museum, in the Czech Republic | |
Geographic coordinates | 50°05′21″N 14°25′01″E / 50.0893°N 14.4170°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Synagogue architecture |
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Founder | Aaron Meshullam Horowitz |
Date established | 15th century (as a congregation) |
Completed | 1535 |
The Pinkas Synagogue (Czech: Pinkasova synagoga) is a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Široká 3, in the Jewish Town of Prague, in the Czech Republic. Completed in 1535, the synagogue the second oldest surviving synagogue in Prague and was completed in the Gothic style. Its origins date from the 15th century and are connected with the Horowitz family, a renowned Jewish family in Prague. Today, the synagogue is administered by the Jewish Museum in Prague and commemorates approximately 80,000 Czech Jewish victims of The Shoah.