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Destroyed synagogue in Katowice, Poland For similarly named synagogues, see Great Synagogue . The Great Synagogue ( Polish : Synagoga Wielka w Katowicach ; German : Große Synagoge in Kattowitz ) was a former Jewish congregation and synagogue , that was located on Uferstrasse (contemporary Mickiewicza Street), in Katowice (Kattowitz), in the Silesian Voivodeship of Poland , in what was then the German Empire . Designed by Max Grünfeld in an eclectic mix of the Gothic Revival and Renaissance Revival styles, and completed in 1900, the synagogue served as a house of prayer until World War II when it was destroyed by Nazis by arson in early September 1939, during the invasion of Poland .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Great Synagogue of Katowice Great Synagogue was the largest synagogue in Katowice (Kattowitz) , Poland then Germany. It was built in 1900, designed by Ignatz Grünfeld. The synagogue was set on fire by Nazis on 4 September 1939.
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Great Synagogue was the largest synagogue in Katowice (Kattowitz), Poland then Germany. It was built in 1900, designed by Ignatz Grünfeld. The synagogue was set on fire by Nazis on 4 September 1939.
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Great Synagogue was the largest synagogue in Katowice (Kattowitz), Poland then Germany. It was built in 1900, designed by Max Grünfeld.The synagogue was set on fire by the Nazis in early September 1939.(in Polish) 12.07.2005 Obrona Katowic we Wrześniu 1939 r.
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Great Synagogue was the largest synagogue in the city of Katowice (Kattowitz), in southwestern Poland .It was erected in 1900 in what was then the German Empire , and was designed by Max Grünfeld.The synagogue was set on fire by the Nazis in early September 1939 during the invasion of Poland . (in Polish) 12.07.2005 Obrona Katowic we Wrześniu 1939 r.
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largest synagogue in katowice
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former jewish congregation and synagogue
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