Stara Synagogue (Łódź)
Former synagogue in Łódź, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Stara Synagogue, also known as Alte Szil and ‘’’Alt Stodt Shul’’’ meaning Old Town Synagogue was a "beautiful"[1] synagogue in Łódź, Poland. The name Stara means old, many Polish cities called the oldest synagogue in town the Stara synagogue. The Stara was Łódź's principal Orthodox synagogue. It was built by Orthodox industrial magnates who wished to outshine, or at least compete with, the 1881 Great Synagogue (Łódź) built by the Reformed Jewish community.[2]
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Stara Synagogue of Łódź | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
Status | Destroyed |
Location | |
Location | Łódź, Poland |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Adolf Zeligson |
Style | Moorish Revival |
Completed | 1861. Rebuilt 1897-1900 |
Destroyed | 1939 |
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