| Kowea Itim le-Tora Synagogue | |
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Polish:Synagoga Kowea Itim le-Tora | |
The former synagogue in 2025 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism(former) |
| Rite | Nusach Ashkenaz |
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| Location | |
| Location | 42 Józefa Street Kazimierz,Kraków |
| Country | Poland |
Location of the former synagogue, now apartment complex, inLesser Poland Voivodeship | |
| Coordinates | 50°03′05.1″N19°56′51.7″E / 50.051417°N 19.947694°E /50.051417; 19.947694 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | Łazarz Rock(1912) |
| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Style | Romanesque Revival(1912) |
| Completed | 1810; 1912(remodelled) |
| Materials | Brick |
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TheKowea Itim le-Tora Synagogue (Polish:Synagoga Kowea Itim le-Tora) was anOrthodoxJewish congregation andsynagogue, located at 42 Józefa Street, inKazimierz,Kraków, in theLesser Poland Voivodeship ofPoland. The congregation was known as the Society for Torah Study.
The synagogue was built in 1810 and was re-modelled by Łazarz Rock in theRomanesque Revival style in 1912. The synagogue was devastated by theNazis duringWorld War II.[1]
After the war, for some time it housed a shelter for displaced persons of the Social Welfare Department of the Provincial Jewish Committee. The building now serves as a residential apartment building.[2]
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