Pinkas Synagogue

Pinkas Synagogue
Czech: Pinkasova synagoga
The former synagogue, now museum, in 2007
Religion
AffiliationJudaism (former)
Ecclesiastical or organisational status
Status
  • Closed (as a synagogue);
  • Repurposed
Location
LocationŠiroká 3, Josefov, Prague
CountryCzech Republic
Pinkas Synagogue is located in Czech Republic
Pinkas Synagogue
Location of the former synagogue,
now museum, in the Czech Republic
Geographic coordinates50°05′21″N 14°25′01″E / 50.0893°N 14.4170°E / 50.0893; 14.4170
Architecture
TypeSynagogue architecture
Style
FounderAaron Meshullam Horowitz
Date established15th century (as a congregation)
Completed1535

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.