Remuh Synagogue

The Remuh Synagogue (Polish: Synagoga Remuh ) is named after Rabbi Moses Isserles. It is the smallest of all historic synagogues of the Kazimierz district of Krakow and is currently the only operating there.

History

The Remuh synagogue was built in Kazimierz, a district of Krakow, on the right bank of the Vistula. Kazimierz had by 1400 already a large Jewish community, which gradually grew and became one of the largest Jewish communities in Poland. 1553 Remuh Synagogue (now known as Old Cemetery ) built on the edge of a newly established Jewish cemetery on a plot of Israel ben Josef. The first building was destroyed in the April 1557 case of fire. After that, a new building was erected according to the plans of the Polish architects Stanisław Baranek in the same place. This building was originally built in the style of the late Renaissance, but learned during the 17th and 18th century a number of changes. The present appearance was the building during the restoration of 1829, to which during the restoration in 1933 under the direction of Herman Gutman some technical improvements were introduced. During the Holocaust, the synagogue was confiscated and plundered by the Main Trusteeship Office East. Here also the bimah was stolen. After that, the building was used as a warehouse for equipment for fire extinction. In 1957, the Remuh synagogue was completely restored due to the use of the Jewish community and the interior restored.