Biecz Synagogue
The Biecz Synagogue is a former synagogue in Biecz, Poland. It is located on the main square of the town. Built in 1903, it is now used as a public library.
| Biecz Synagogue | |
|---|---|
 The former synagogue in Biecz, now a public library. | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Judaism |
| Status | Inactive |
| Location | |
| Location | Biecz, Poland |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Synagogue |
| Date established | 1903 |
History
The synagogue was built in 1903,[1] with two separate entrances: one for men, which leads to the ground floor, and another one for women, which leads to the first floor.[2] By the early 1930s, the town of Biecz was home to 500 Jews, making up 15% of the entire population.[2]
During World War II, the Nazis established a Jewish ghetto around the synagogue.[2] Eventually, they killed 150 Jews and deported the remaining Jews to the Bełżec extermination camp.[2]
In the 1990s, the US-based Society of Jews from Biecz in New York added a commemorative plaque to the building.[2]
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References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Synagogue in Biecz. |
- "The Synagogue in Biecz, Rynek 20". Virtual Shtetl. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
- Webber, Jonathan (2009). Rediscovering Traces of Memory: The Jewish Heritage of Polish Galicia. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. pp. 19, 136. ISBN 9781906764036. OCLC 323127181.
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