Wikipedia's first sentence called it “synagogue located in białystok”. Today it says “former orthodox jewish congregation and synagogue”.
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Destroyed synagogue in Białystok, Poland For similarly named synagogues, see Great Synagogue . The Great Synagogue ( Polish : Wielka Synagoga w Białymstoku ) was a former Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue , that was located in Białystok , in Podlaskie Voivodeship , Poland . The synagogue building was designed by Szlojme Rabinowicz and completed in 1913. The building served as a house of prayer until World War II when it was destroyed by Nazis on June 27, 1941. It was estimated that approximately 700 to 800 Jewish people were inside the synagogue at the time of its destruction, by arson . "Los mieszkańców Białegostoku na przełomie czerwca i lipca 1941 roku" [The fate of the residents of Białystok at the turn of June and July 1941]. In Milewski, Jan Jerzy; Pyżewska, Anna (eds.). Początek wojny niemiecko-sowieckiej i losy ludności cywilnej [ The beginning of the German-Soviet war and the fate of the civilian population ] (in Polish). The Nazi persecution and murder of the Jews . Enforcing racial war in the East . The Holocaust in the Soviet Union . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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The opening as it stood in 2010
The Great Synagogue of Białystok ( Polish : Wielka Synagoga w Białymstoku ) was a synagogue located in Białystok , Poland , which was built between 1909-1913 and designed by Szlojme Rabinowicz. The synagogue was burnt down by Nazis on June 27, 1941 with and estimated number of 2,000 Jews inside.
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The Great Synagogue ( ) was a synagogue located in Białystok , Poland , which was built between 1909-1913 and designed by Szlojme Rabinowicz. The synagogue was burnt down by Germans on June 27, 1941, with an estimated number of 2,000 Jews inside.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
The Great Synagogue ( ) was a synagogue located in Białystok , Poland , which was built between 1909-1913 and designed by Szlojme Rabinowicz. The synagogue was burnt down by Germans on June 27, 1941, with an estimated number of 2,000 Jews inside.
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synagogue located in białystok
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former orthodox jewish congregation and synagogue
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