The Great Synagogue Memorial Park In Oświęcim
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The Great Synagogue Memorial Park In Oświęcim
The Great Synagogue Memorial Park is a memorial park devoted to the The Great Synagogue in Oświęcim, Great Synagogue in Oświęcim, Poland. The Synagogue was destroyed at the beginning of the Second World War. Location The park is located at Berka Joselewicza Street in Oświęcim, close to the Market Square, by the Soła river. History In 1939, the Great Synagogue in Oświęcim − the largest Jewish temple in the city − was set on fire and demolished by the Nazi Germany, Nazi occupiers on the night of November 29th/30th 1939. After the war, the temple was not rebuilt. The place where the synagogue stood was left empty as a testimony to the events of the war. Over the years, trees and shrubs have taken over the empty area previously occupied by the synagogue. Eighty years after the destruction of the Synagogue, the inhabitants of Oświęcim decided to create a park of commemoration and reflection in this area. The project was initiated by the Auschwitz Jewish Center in ...
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The Great Synagogue In Oświęcim
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