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 Friday,
May 26, 2006 -
They are many synagogues in
this small city. Jacob
told us that everyone has
her or his 'own' synagogue
that the whole family go to.
It is like their
'community.' See the
picture of a sign that shows
all the synagogues around
the area.
We walked a short distance
and reached another
synagogue. This synagogue
was named after a rich Jew,
Izaak Jakubowicz, who
financed the construction of
this synagogue in 1638.
Opened in 1644, this
synagogue had gone through a
series of incidents which
include desecration by the
Nazis during the war,
someone was shot (On 5
December 1939 an official of
the Jewish Community,
Maksymilian Redlich was shot
after refusing to burn the
Tora scrolls though being
told to do so by the Nazis),
the synagogue was also used
as a storage area for props
and decorations from the
Slowacki Theatre, used as an
artist/sculptor’s workshop
(1950’s to 1969) and a fire
(1970’s).
Opened to the public in
1997, the back room of the
synagogue now displays
photos of the Holocaust in
Krakow.
Click
here for more photos of
the Isaac
Synagogue.
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