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Stara Synagoga

Address: ul. Szeroka 24, Kazimierz, Kraków
Phone: 012/422-09-62

Old Synagogue

Category: Museums/Galleries, Religious Sites
Location: Kazimierz

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Fodor's Review:

The oldest surviving example of Jewish religious architecture in Poland, this synagogue was built in the 15th century and reconstructed in Renaissance style following a fire in 1557. It was here in 1775 that Tadeusz Kosciuszko successfully appealed to the Jewish community to join in the national insurrection. Looted and partly destroyed during the Nazi occupation, it has been rebuilt and now houses the Museum of the History and Culture of Kraków Jews. It's always closed on the first weekend of the month.

Cost: zl 5
Open: Wed., Thurs., and weekends 9-3, Fri. 11-6

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