Bielsko Synagogue

The Bielsko Synagogue (Polish: Synagoga w Bielsku) was a former Modern Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Bielsko, in Cieszyn Silesia, in the Silesian Voivodeship of Poland.

Bielsko Synagogue
Polish: Synagoga w Bielsku
The former synagogue in 1910
Religion
Affiliation	Modern Orthodox Judaism (former)
Rite	Nusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue (1881–1939)
Status	Destroyed
Location
Location	Kaiser Franz Josef Street, Bielsko, Cieszyn Silesia, Silesian Voivodeship
Country	Poland
Location of the destroyed synagogue in Silesian Voivodeship
Geographic coordinates	49°49′29″N 19°2′40″E
Architecture
Architect	Karol Korn
Type	Synagogue architecture
Style	Moorish Revival Romanesque Revival
Groundbreaking	1879
Completed	1881
Destroyed	13 September 1939
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Designed by Karol Korn and completed in 1881 in the Moorish Revival and Romanesque Revival styles, the synagogue served as a house of prayer until World War II when it was destroyed by Nazis on 13 September 1939.

See also

• Judaism portal
• Poland portal

• History of the Jews in Poland
• List of active synagogues in Poland