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Synagogue (Gwoździec, Poland)
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The wooden synagogue in Gwoździec, eastern Galicia (modern-day Poland), was one of more than two hundred wooden synagogues that existed in Poland before World War II. Wooden synagogues were a…

Contributor:

Isaac Ber and His Son, Isaac ben Judah Leib ha-Kohen, Israel ben Mordechai Lisnicki

Places:

Gwoździec, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Gwoździec, Poland)

Date:

ca. 1650

Subjects:

Synagogue, Community, Animals, Art, Aesthetics, Architecture

Categories:

Architecture, Decorative arts
Photograph of wooden building exterior with several layers of roofs.
Alms Box
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This alms box was affixed to the wall in the Old Synagogue (Alte-Schul, or Stara Bóżnica) of Kraków, located in the Kazimierz district of the city. Because it was in a part of the Polish-Lithuanian…

Contributor:

Matteo Gucci

Places:

Kraków, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Kraków, Poland)

Date:

1569–70

Subjects:

Synagogue, Cities, Charity, Jewish quarters, Community, Architecture, Ritual objects

Categories:

Architecture, Ritual Objects
Carved wall unit with decorative borders and crowns, locked metal box in middle, and Hebrew text underneath.