The story of Great Synagogue in Łódź
Great Synagogue in Łódź stood in Łódź, Poland. The source record dates or describes its construction as: Built 1881, designed by Adolf Wolff.
Burned to the ground, including its Torah scrolls, by the Nazis in 1939 and dismantled in 1940. Site now a parking lot; a stone memorial marks the site.
The Jewish community
This synagogue served the Jewish community of Łódź. The supplied source record does not provide a separate history of the congregation or its population.
Architecture and design
The source record dates or describes its construction as: Built 1881, designed by Adolf Wolff. Its architectural style is not documented in the supplied record. The recorded architect was Adolf Wolff.
Life inside the synagogue
The building functioned as a synagogue and communal gathering place in Łódź. The supplied source record does not preserve detailed information about its liturgy, clergy, internal organizations or daily programme.
Destruction
Burned to the ground, including its Torah scrolls, by the Nazis in 1939 and dismantled in 1940.
The community’s fate
The supplied source record does not give a separate account of what happened to the Jewish community of Łódź. Further community research is required.
The site today
Site now a parking lot; a stone memorial marks the site.
- Lost Synagogues of Europe — Poland 5