Wikipedia's first sentence called it “reform jewish synagogue in kraków”. Today it says “reform jewish congregation and synagogue”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Synagogue in Kraków, Poland”. It now reads “Reform synagogue in Kraków, Poland”.
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The Moorish Revival building was designed by Ignacy Hercok , and built in 1860-1862 along Miodowa Street. The temple, with its tall central section flanked by lower wings, is designed on the pattern of the Leopoldstädter Tempel , in Vienna, Austria. At the time the synagogue was built, Kraków was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire . The richly finished interior is adorned with dense patterns painted in many colors and copious amounts of gold leaf, but the patterns, with the exception of the exquisite Moorish design on the ceiling, are not stylistically Moorish. The arch over the Aron Kodesh with its pattern of alternating tall and short houses is more in the style of Polish folk art than anything Islamic. The Aron Kodesh is covered by a gold-leaf dome that evokes the dome over the Sigismund Chapel in the nearby Wawel Cathedral . The synagogue was ruined during the World War II by the German Nazis , who used the building as ammunition storage area. After the war, it was used again for prayers. In 1947, a mikvah was built in the northern part of the synagogue. Regular prayers were held until 1985. The synagogue underwent a vast renovation from 1995 until 2000. It is still active today, although the prayers are held only a few times a year.1
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Tempel Synagogue is not only a major place of worship, but also a booming center of Jewish culture, which hosts numerous concerts and meetings, especially during the Festival .
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Synagogue in Kraków, Poland Main article: Synagogues of Kraków The Tempel Synagogue ( Polish : Synagoga Tempel ) is a synagogue in Kraków , Poland, in the Kazimierz district. Tempel Synagogue is not only a major place of worship, but also a booming center of Jewish culture, which hosts numerous concerts and meetings, especially during the Festival .
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Reform synagogue in Kraków, Poland The Tempel Synagogue ( Polish : Synagoga Tempel ) is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue , located at 24 Miodowa Street , in the historic Kazimierz district of Kraków , in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship of Poland .Designed by Ignacy Hercok in the Moorish Revival and Rundbogenstil styles and completed in 1862, the synagogue is a major place of worship, and also a booming center of Jewish culture, which hosts numerous concerts and meetings, especially during the Kraków Jewish Culture Festival .Historic Synagogues of Europe .Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem . n.d .
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reform jewish congregation and synagogue
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