The Great Synagogue (Polish: Wielka Synagoga w Białymstoku) was a synagogue located in Białystok, Poland, which was built between 1909 and 1913 and designed by Szlojme Rabinowicz. The synagogue was burnt down by Germans on June 27, 1941, with an estimated number of 2,000 Jews inside.
The synagogue was located on Suraska Street. Construction began in 1909, and the building was completed in 1913. It was designed by Szlojme (Shlomo) Jakow Rabinowicz and included three Byzantine style domes: a large one with a ten-meter spire over the main hall with two smaller ones flanking it over the side halls.[1]
On the morning of June 27, 1941, Nazi troops from Police Battalion 309 of the Ordnungspolizei surrounded the town square by the Great Synagogue and forced residents from their homes into the street. Some were shoved up against building walls and shot dead. Others, some 2,000 men, women and children, were locked in the synagogue, which was then set on fire; there they burned to death. The Nazi onslaught continued with the grenading of numerous homes and further shootings. As the flames from the synagogue spread and merged with the grenade fires, the entire square was engulfed. On that day, some 3,000 Jews lost their lives. [2] (Archive from GeoCities)
A reconstruction of the destroyed dome and a memorial plaque were dedicated in August 1995. The plaque reads: "Our splendid sanctuary fell victim to the flames on June 27, 1941. 2000 Jews were burnt alive in it by the German Nazi murderers."
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^Bartman, Tilford. . Zabludow Memorial Website. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
Rose Markus Schachner The Museum of Family History
The Great Synagogue in Bialystok - the Place of Faith, Memory and Hope 2013-04-25 at the Wayback Machine Zchor
"Jewish Life in Bialystok". Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive. 1939. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13.
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Media related to Great Synagogue in Białystok at Wikimedia Commons
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