Zasanie Synagogue
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| Zasanie Synagogue Synagoga Zasańska |
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The synagogue converted into a power station during WWII. |
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| Location | Przemyśl, Poland |
| Ecclesiastical status | Usage pending |
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| Year completed | 1909. Ceased functioning 1939. |
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The Zasanie Synagogue, located at Plac Union Brzeskiej 6 in Przemyśl, Poland, was the only synagogue in Przemyśl built on the western bank of the San River. It served as a house of prayer for 30 years until the Second World War. Today it is one of the two remaining synagogue bulidings in Przemyśl.
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[edit] History
The synagogue was built by the "Society for the Israelite House of Worship in Zasanie", Zasanie being the district of Przemyśl located on the western bank of the San River. Construction was started in 1892 and it was finally opened in 1909. [1]
In 1939 when the area fell under Nazi occupation it was turned into a temporary power station. After the war the building was used as a garage, first for buses and then for ambulances.
In 1994 attempts were made to purchase the building and convert it into an art gallery and center for the artists of Przemyśl. The building would be named after a famous Przemyśl Jewish artist and include a permanent exhibit commemorating the contributions of the Jews of Przemyśl, their history and display photographs and accounts of the Holocaust. [2] However in 2005 it was bought by private local businessman Robert Błażkowski. [3] Currently the building remaines wrecked, closed and abandoned.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Traces of the past: Przemysl. Adam Mickiewicz Institute.
- ^ See Remembrance and Reconciliation – Future projects
- ^ Synagoga sprzedana (Synagogue sold). Życie Podkarpackie (27 July 2005). (Polish)
[edit] External links
[edit] Photogrpahs
- Zasanie synagogue in Przemysl, 1999
- Former Zasanie
Synagogue, 2006
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