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Jonava Synagogue of Merchants

Coordinates: 55°04′17″N 24°16′33″E / 55.07139°N 24.27583°E / 55.07139; 24.27583
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Jonava Synagogue of Merchants
Lithuanian: Jonavos pirklių sinagoga
The former synagogue, in 2010
Religion
AffiliationJudaism (former)
RiteNusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational status
Status
  • Abandoned (as a synagogue);
  • Repurposed
Location
Location28 Klaipėdos Street, Jonava, Kaunas District Municipality
CountryLithuania
Jonava Synagogue of Merchants is located in Jonava
Jonava Synagogue of Merchants
Location of the former synagogue in Jonava
Geographic coordinates55°04′17″N 24°16′33″E / 55.07139°N 24.27583°E / 55.07139; 24.27583
Architecture
TypeSynagogue architecture
StyleHistoricist
Completed1905
MaterialsBrick
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The Jonava Synagogue of Merchants (Lithuanian: Jonavos pirklių sinagoga) is a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 28 Klaipėdos Street, in Jonava, in the Kaunas District Municipality of Lithuania.

Designed in the Historicist style, the building was completed in 1905 and operated as a synagogue until it was devastated by Nazis during World War II. The building was subsequently used for profane purposes, and has since been repurposed as a shop.[1]

History

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In 1941 80% of Jonava's population was Jewish and town had seven synagogues.[3] The Jonava Synagogue of Merchants together with the Beit Medrash Hagadol Synagogue are the only remaining synagogues in the town; and both are not in use. The other synagogues were destroyed when Jonava was attacked by Nazi Germany.[4][5]

A commemorative plaque was affixed to the side of the building in 2000.[5]

As of 2015, the appearance of the synagogue differed significantly from its original appearance and was much smaller.[2] At that time it had been repurposed as a shop.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Kloiz of peddlers in Jonava". Historic Synagogues of Europe. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Synagoga przy ul. Klaipėdos 28" [Synagogue at Klaipėdos Street 28]. Virtual Shtetl (in Polish). Warsaw: POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews. 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "Jonava". zydai.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved November 5, 2012.
  4. ^ Melamed, Frances. "Janova". KehiliaLinks. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
  5. ^ a b c "Žydų paveldo objektų Jonavoje žemėlapis" (PDF). Jonava Museum (in Lithuanian). August 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
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