Great that it is a museum and has been preserved. Didn''t have the chance to go in but I sat outside in their garden and found it sad knowing that many poor Jews had been murdered by the Nazi's (shot) directly outside this synagogue. very sad and moving. Brilliant that it has been preserved as a memorial to the murdered...
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Old Synagogue (Stara Synagoga)
Ul. Szeroka 24, Krakow 31 053 , Poland
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Ranked #48 of 71 attractions in Krakow
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Type: Religious Sites, Museums, Historic Sites
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One of two surviving Gothic synagogues in the world (the other is in the city of Prague) that was restored after World War II and now houses a Jewish...
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One of two surviving Gothic synagogues in the world (the other is in the city of Prague) that was restored after World War II and now houses a Jewish Museum.
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Although the synagogue itself is rather lifeless the exhibition and display of artefacts, photos and so on provide a good basic overview of Jewish practice, festivals etc.
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The Stara Synagoga is basically a crash course in Jewish history, religion and culture. This beautiful synagogue is transformed into a museum, and as such offers lots of background information about the synangogue itself, but also about Jewish rituals and holidays. It also has a very informative exhibition about the Jewish school which used to be housed near it (or...
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It is perhaps implausible that a synagogue should have survived in Krakow for over 400 years. As the whole Jewish community around it was removed to the ghetto in Podgorze, and then onto their terrible fates in the camps, this building survived.
It was misused for many years after the war, but has now been restored to house a superbly...
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