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Red Synagogue of Jonava

Coordinates: 55°04′09″N 24°16′20″E / 55.06917°N 24.27222°E / 55.06917; 24.27222
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Red Synagogue of Jonava
Lithuanian: Jonavos raudonoji sinagoga
The former synagogue, in 1880
Religion
AffiliationJudaism (former)
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusSynagogue (former)
StatusDestroyed
Location
LocationJonava, Kaunas District Municipality
CountryLithuania
Red Synagogue of Jonava is located in Jonava
Red Synagogue of Jonava
Location of the destroyed synagogue in Jonava
Geographic coordinates55°04′09″N 24°16′20″E / 55.06917°N 24.27222°E / 55.06917; 24.27222
Architecture
TypeSynagogue architecture
Destroyed1941
MaterialsBrick

The Red Synagogue of Jonava (Lithuanian: Jonavos raudonoji sinagoga), also Beit Knesset Hagadol (Lithuanian: Jonavos Beit Knesset Hagadol sinagoga), was a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, that was located in Jonava, in the Kaunas District Municipality of Lithuania. The building operated as a synagogue until it was destroyed by Nazis in 1941, during World War II.

History

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In 1941 80% of Jonava's population was Jewish and town had seven synagogues.[1] However, only two synagogues remain, the Beit Medrash Hagadol Synagogue and the Synagogue of Merchants; and both are not in use. The Red Synagogue was the biggest and main synagogue in Jonava, located in front of remaining Beit Midrash Hagadol Synagogue. The Red Synagogue, and all other synagogues, were destroyed when Jonava was attacked by Nazi Germany.[2][3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Jonava". zydai.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved November 5, 2012.
  2. ^ Melamed, Frances. "Janova". KehiliaLinks. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
  3. ^ "Žydų paveldo objektų Jonavoje žemėlapis" (PDF). Jonava Museum (in Lithuanian). August 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
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