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New Synagogue, Ostrów Wielkopolski

Ostrów Wielkopolski, Italy

New Synagogue, Ostrów Wielkopolski

The New Synagogue (Polish: Nowa Synagoga) is a former Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 21 Raszkowska Street, in Ostrów Wielkopolski ([ˈɔstruf vjɛlkɔˈpɔlski]), in the Greater Poland Voivodeship of Poland. Designed by Moritz Landé in the Moorish Revival style and completed in 186

0, the former synagogue is located in the city's center, which was the northern edge of the former Jewish district. Used as a synagogue until World War II when the building's interior was desecrated by Nazis in September 1939, the former synagogue building was used for profane purposes during and after the war, fully restored by the local community, and repurposed as an education institution since 2013. It is the only preserved synagogue in Ostrów Wielkopolski and it is the most precious monument of religious architecture in the town.

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