Great Synagogue of Włodawa
Włodawa, Lubelskie, Poland Judaism
Baroque Jewish house of worship preserved as part of Włodawa’s synagogue museum complex.
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Łańcut Synagogue
Łańcut, Podkarpackie, Poland Judaism
Important preserved eighteenth-century synagogue in Poland’s south-east.
Ohel of Rabbi Elimelech of Leżajsk
Leżajsk, Podkarpackie, Poland Judaism
Major international Hasidic Jewish pilgrimage site at the tomb of Rabbi Elimelech.
Renaissance Synagogue in Zamość
Zamość, Lubelskie, Poland Judaism
Restored Renaissance synagogue serving as a Jewish heritage cultural centre.
Old Synagogue in Kraków
Kazimierz, Kraków, Małopolskie, Poland Judaism
One of Poland’s most important surviving historic synagogue buildings, now a museum.
Remuh Synagogue and Old Jewish Cemetery in Kraków
Kazimierz, Kraków, Małopolskie, Poland Judaism
Active historic synagogue and adjacent cemetery linked to Rabbi Moses Isserles.
Nożyk Synagogue in Warsaw
Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland Judaism
Warsaw’s landmark surviving pre-war synagogue still used for Jewish worship.
Great Synagogue in Tykocin
Tykocin, Podlaskie, Poland Judaism
Seventeenth-century former synagogue conserved as a major Jewish heritage museum.
Shaar Hashamayim Synagogue
West Tondano, Tondano, Minahasa Regency, North Sulawesi, Indonesia Judaism
Notable Jewish synagogue in Tondano serving one of Indonesia’s small Jewish congregations.
Congregation Emanu-El Synagogue, Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Judaism
Canada’s oldest surviving synagogue building, continuously serving a congregation since 1863.
Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue (Shearith Israel)
Montréal, Quebec, Canada Judaism
Canada’s oldest Jewish congregation, with an enduring Spanish and Portuguese liturgical heritage.
Congregation Shaar Hashomayim
Westmount, Quebec, Canada Judaism
Historic and influential Montréal-area Ashkenazi synagogue and congregation.