Surviving Wooden Synagogues
Although it was long thought that none of the wooden synagogues survived the destruction of the First and Second World Wars, it is now known that a number do survive, albeit only of the smaller type.
Surviving examples include:
- Pakruojis (Polish: Pokrój), the largest of the wooden synagogues that survives in present day Lithuania (built 1801), now in deteriorating condition
- Tirkšliai
- Žiežmariai (Polish: Żyżmory), in deteriorating condition
- Telšiai (Polish: Telsze), built in 19th century, vacated around 1940
- Kurkliai (Polish: Kurkle), in Soviet times used as barn, now in deteriorating condition
- Alanta, built in late 19th century, in deteriorating condition
- Rozalimas (Polish: Rozalin), built in 19th century
- Kaltinėnai (in Commonwealth gmina Szyłele, Lithuanian: Šilalė)
- Laukuva
- Veisiejai (Polish: Wiejsieje)
- Trakai (Polish: Troki), a Karaite synagogue called Kenesa built in 18th century, with altar (Torah Ark) and interior preserved in good condition
- Subate (Latvia)
Destroyed in the 21st century:
- Seda (Polish: Siady), built in early 20th century, collapsed in 2005
- Plungė (Polish: Płungiany), brought down in 2007
Read more about this topic: Wooden Synagogues Of The Former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
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