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Pinkas Synagogue (Prague)
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The Pinkas Synagogue is the second-oldest extant synagogue in Prague. It is believed that a synagogue was found in that location as early as 1492. The structure now housing the synagogue was founded…

Contributor:

Judah Goldschmied

Places:

Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)

Date:

1535

Subjects:

Synagogue, Ritual & observance, Cities, Ashkenazi, Jewish quarters, Architecture

Categories:

Architecture
Front view of building exterior with curved tile roof and arched windows and metal fence around perimeter.
Doors to the Bimah, Rema Synagogue (Krakow)
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The Rema Synagogue, named after the famous rabbi and scholar Moses Isserles (known by the Hebrew acronym “Rema”), was built in 1553 in the city of Kazimierz (today a district of Kraków). It was…

Places:

Kraków, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Kraków, Poland)

Date:

Early 18th Century

Subjects:

Synagogue, Ritual objects, Ritual & observance, Art, Aesthetics, Architecture

Categories:

Architecture, Decorative arts
Set of curved doors with carving of peacock-shaped pitcher filled with foliage and fruit extending to top of door.