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he Tempel Synagogue in Krakow, Poland, has been restored to
its original splendor.
The city, in partnership with international preservation
groups and private donors, carried out the six-year renovation
project. The magnificent building will serve as a sanctuary for religious ser-
vices and also provide a venue for concerts and other cultural events.
A plaque unveiled at a ceremony on June 1 honors the international
supporters of the project and the team of architects, conservators, histori-
ans and craftspeople who collaborated on the painstaking reclamation.
"None of us realized at the beginning what a potent effect this under-
taking would have on the community," said Bonnie Burnham, president of
the New York-based World Monuments Fund. "It shows that it is possible
to give abandoned synagogues
a viable new life."
The WMF spearheaded the
restoration project at the invi-
tation of the tiny Jewish com-
munity of Krakow. The work
became a symbol of the revi-
talization of Kazimierz,
Krakow's former Jewish quar-
ter, and of the revival of
Jewish life in Poland since the
fall of communism. The reno-
vation included major struc-
tural work as well as a full-
scale restoration of the ornate
The newly restored interior of the Tempel
interior.
Synagogue in Krakow, Poland.
Built in 1860-62, and
enlarged in the 1890s and
1920s, the Tempel Synagogue is the only 19th-century synagogue to have
survived intact in Poland. Able to seat about 800 people, it was famous for
its architecture and also as a centerpiece of the Jewish Progressive, or
Reform, movement in prewar Poland.
During World War II, the Nazis used the building as a stable. Still
owned by the decimated Jewish community, it was left empty and in dilap-
idated condition after the war until 1989, when the Polish government
repaired the stained glass windows.
Financial backers for the restoration included Ronald Lauder, who heads
a foundation dedicated to nurturing the rebirth of Jewish life in Central
and Eastern Europe.
"We hope it will stimulate other projects throughout the region,"
Burnham said.
— Ruth E. Gruber/Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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