SVITAVY, CZECH REPUBLIC

Synagogue in Svitavy

A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Svitavy. Burned during Kristallnacht, 1938.

Completed
1902
Destroyed
1938
Architect / style
Not documented · Not documented
Capacity
Not documented
IMAGE RESEARCH PENDING
OVERVIEW

The story of Synagogue in Svitavy

Synagogue in Svitavy stood in Svitavy, Czech Republic. The source record dates or describes its construction as: 1902.

Burned during Kristallnacht, 1938. Ruins removed and a park created on the site, which now houses a bus station.

The Jewish community

This synagogue served the Jewish community of Svitavy. 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: 1902. Its architectural style is not documented in the supplied record. The architect is not documented.

Life inside the synagogue

The building functioned as a synagogue and communal gathering place in Svitavy. The supplied source record does not preserve detailed information about its liturgy, clergy, internal organizations or daily programme.

Destruction

Burned during Kristallnacht, 1938. Ruins removed and a park created on the site, which now houses a bus station.

The community’s fate

The supplied source record does not give a separate account of what happened to the Jewish community of Svitavy. Further community research is required.

The site today

Ruins removed and a park created on the site, which now houses a bus station.

SOURCES & FURTHER READING
  • Lost Synagogues of Europe — Bohemia 1 9 and 13