Wolf Popper Synagogue

Wolf Popper Synagogue
Polish: Synagoga Poppera (Bociana)
The former synagogue, now cultural center, in 2020
Religion
AffiliationJudaism (former)
RiteNusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational status
Status
  • Inactive (as a synagogue);
  • Repurposed
Location
Location16 Szeroka Street, Kazimierz, Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
CountryPoland
Wolf Popper Synagogue is located in Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Wolf Popper Synagogue
Location of the former synagogue
in Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Geographic coordinates50°03′09″N 19°56′55″E / 50.05250°N 19.94861°E / 50.05250; 19.94861
Architecture
TypeSynagogue architecture
StyleBaroque
FounderWolf Popper
Completed1620
MaterialsStone
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The Wolf Popper Synagogue (Polish: Synagoga Poppera (Bociana)) is a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, that is located at 16 Szeroka Street, Kazimierz, in Kraków, in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship of Poland.

Founded by the eponymous Wolf Popper and completed in 1620, the synagogue served as a house of prayer until it went into decline after the passing of its founder and chief benefactor. The former Popper Synagogue serves as bookshop and also as an art gallery in the women's area upstairs.[2]

  1. ^ "Wolf Popper (Bocian) Synagogue in Kraków". Historic Synagogues of Europe. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  2. ^ "The Popper Synagogue". Adam Mickiewicz Institute.