Úštěk Synagogue

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Former synagogue in Úštěk, today Jewish museum, with a statue of Golem

Úštěk Synagogue (Czech: Synagoga v Úštěku) is a synagogue in the town of Úštěk in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic.

The modest, Baroque[1] synagogue is made of sandstone from a nearby quarry. The current structure was built shortly after the previous building was destroyed in a fire in 1793. It was in use until the Second World War. It survived the war, but the adjacent houses were torn down and the synagogue was allowed to deteriorate during the post-war period. The roof decayed, and the interior furnishings were burned. It was renovated by the Czech Jewish Federation in a project that began in 1995–2003 and 2010–2014. The synagogue was re-opened to the public in June 2014.[2][3]

References
  1. The Reconstruction of Synagogues and Jewish Cemeteries in the Czech Republic, by Dr. Arno Pařík, Jewish Museum of Prague
  2. https://10hvezd.cz/en/object/ustek/
  3. "ښt?k city - Other interesting informations". www.mesto-ustek.cz. Archived from the original on 2008-03-30.


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