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Krnov Synagogue

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Coordinates: 50°05′23″N17°42′27″E / 50.08972°N 17.70750°E / 50.08972; 17.70750

The Krnov Synagogue (Czech: Synagoga v Krnově) is a former Jewishsynagogue, located on Soukenická Street in Krnov, in the Czech Republic. Completed in 1871, the former synagogue is one of only three surviving synagogue buildings in the Moravian-Silesian Region (the others are at Nový Jičín and Český Těšín).

Whilst the synagogue building remains, since 2003 it has been used as an exhibition and concert hall and was substantially restored by 2014.[1]

History

The first recorded settlement of Jews in Krnov was in the 14th century. Jews were expelled from the town during the reign of Georg Hohenzollern. A small number of Jewish families returned during the 17th and 18th century, and they required a special permit in order to live in the town. The Jewish community was restored in 1848. The congregation constructed the synagogue in 1871.[1]

The exterior of the building with twin towers and round-arched windows is in an eclectic, round-arched, RundbogenstilRomanesque Revival style. The interior is Moorish Revival, especially the wooden carved coffered ceiling (painted in reddish brown) and the arcade of the women's galleries.[1]

During World War II

The Krnov Synagogue ceased to be used for religious services in the autumn of 1938, when the Sudetenland was incorporated into Nazi Germany. Not long afterwards, on 9 November 1938, almost all synagogues in the surrounding towns – as anywhere in Nazi Germany – were destroyed during the Reichskristallnacht prosecution.

In late October 1938, the mayor of Krnov, Oskar König, received a secret order from Berlin to destroy and burn down the Krnov Synagogue on 9 November. Unwilling to comply, König summoned a meeting of the councillors and informed them about the order received. The Sudeten councillors unanimously accepted a proposal from Franz Irblich, a local builder, to remove all symbols of the Jewish religion from the building and change it into a town market hall, reporting to Berlin that there was no synagogue in Jägerndorf which could be destroyed.[1][2] The synagogue was saved and used until the end of World War II in 1945.

After World War II

La población alemana de Krnov fue expulsada tras la guerra y el antiguo edificio de la sinagoga se utilizó primero como almacén y luego como archivo regional. El edificio sufrió daños durante las inundaciones centroeuropeas de 1997 y, en 1999, fue devuelto a la comunidad judía. Sin embargo, al no existir una comunidad judía en Krnov, la comunidad de Olomouc asumió la propiedad. Entre 2003 y 2014, el edificio fue completamente renovado. Se restauraron los bancos de la antigua sinagoga de Olomouc y de la antigua iglesia protestante de Krnov, que ahora se encuentran en la antigua sinagoga. [ 1 ] [ 3 ]

Franz Irblich es considerado por la ciudad checa de Krnov como el salvador de la sinagoga. En 1946, Irblich fue condenado a diez años de prisión por un tribunal extraordinario checoslovaco tras ser acusado de ser nazi. [ 4 ]

Véase también

Referencias

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Sinagoga" . Centro de Información Turística Krnov . s.f. Consultado el 2 de junio de 2024 .
  2. Badenheuer, Konrad; Heller, Wilfried (2019). "Notiz zur Rettung der Synagoge von Jägerndorf (Krnov)" [ Aviso sobre cómo se salvó la sinagoga de Jägerndorf (Krnov) ] . En Heller, Wilfried (ed.). Jüdische Spuren im ehemaligen Sudetenland [ Reliquias judías en los antiguos Sudetes ] (en alemán). Londres/Berlín: Verlag Inspiration Un Limited. págs. 157 a 164. ISBN  978-3-945127-26-1.
  3. «Sinagoga judía, Krnov cerca de Bruntál, República Checa» . Grupo de Arte Gema . Febrero de 2013. Archivado desde el original el 13 de marzo de 2016.
  4. Irblich, Helmut (2001). Die Synagoge von Jägerndorf [ La sinagoga de Krnov ] (en alemán) (2ª edición de 2018 ). Schweinfurt . pag. 8–13.  {{cite book}}: CS1 mantenimiento: falta el editor de ubicación ( enlace )

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