Synagogue of the Old Cemetery of Lemberg (L'viv) (Reconstruction)
Józef Awin’s reconstruction of the synagogue in the Old Cemetery of Lwów/L’viv, featured here, reflects his clean geometricity and appreciation for Galician wooden synagogue architecture. The cemetery, established early in the fifteenth century, was closed for further use in 1855 and by Awin’s time had fallen into disrepair. In the 1920s, Awin co-founded an association to safeguard and renovate Jewish monuments in L'viv, and some of the structures in the Old Cemetery were restored. The cemetery was partially destroyed during World War II by the Germans, and Soviet authorities completed the demolition of the site after the war.
Credits
Courtesy National Library of Poland.
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 7.
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