Nisko Synagogue

Nisko Synagogue
Nisko Synagogue
Polish: Synagoga w Nisku
	The former synagogue, now restaurant, in 2007
Religion
Affiliation	Orthodox Judaism (former)
Rite	Nusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue (c. 1890s–1939); Restaurant (since );
Status	Inactive (as a synagogue);; Repurposed;
Location
Location	2 Polskiego Czerwonego Krzyża Street, Nisko, Podkarpackie Voivodeship
Country	Poland
	Location of the former synagogue; in Podkarpackie Voivodeship
Geographic coordinates	50°31′01″N 22°08′49″E / 50.5170°N 22.1470°E
Architecture
Type	Synagogue architecture
Completed	Late 19th century
Specifications
Interior area	17 m × 10 m (56 ft × 33 ft)
Materials	Brick

The Nisko Synagogue (Polish: Synagoga w Nisku) was an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 2 Polskiego Czerwonego Krzyża Street, in Nisko, in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship of Poland.

History

Completed in the late 19th century, the synagogue served as a house of prayer until World War II when it was devastated by Nazis during the German occupation.

After 1945, facility was used by PZPS, food wholesaler's, and the Polish Wrestling Federation. On 24 August 1953, the former synagogue was devolved for Polish consumers' co-operative called Społem and it was used as an inn. The building was acquired by the state in 1958; and at a later stage the building was used for retail shops, as coffee house, and as a restaurant. All exterior and interior visual evidence of the building's former use as a synagogue has been erased.^[2]

The building measures at 17 m × 10 m (56 ft × 33 ft).

References

^ "Synagogue in Nisko". Historic synagogues of Europe. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
^ "Synagoga w Nisku (ul. Polskiego Czerwonego Krzyża 2)" [Synagogue in Nisko (2 Polskiego Czerwonego Krzyża Street)]. Virtual Shtetl (in Polish). Warsaw: POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews. 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2024.