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Great Synagogue in Ludza
Object Detail
Building Date
1800-1804
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction Dates
Early 20th century (timber covered by brick), 2015-2016 (restoration to the original form)
Architect/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
Community
Ashkenazi
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Location
Latvia | Latgalia | Ludza
| 1 Maja St.
Material/Technique
Construction Material
Timber
Summary and Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Condition
Present Usage
Museum
Present Usage Details
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
Significance Rating
3 (National)
Condition of Building Fabric
A (Good)
Bibliography

CJA documentation;

Pinkas hakehilot: Latviyah ve-estoniyah (Jerusalem, 1988), p. 164;

Latvia: Synagogues and Rabbis, 1918-1940 (Riga, 2004), pp. 120-121, ill. on p. 123;

Rossiiskaia evreiskaia entsiklopediia (Moscow), vol. 5 - 2004, p. 323;

Vladimir Likhodedov, Synagogues (Minsk, 2007), ill. 416 on p. 213;

ill in Jewish National Library, Jerusalem, Archives and Manuscripts Division, TMA4214/8;

Yad Va-Shem Archives - archives of images

https://jewish-heritage-europe.eu/2015/02/23/renovation-plans-for-the-great-synagogue-in-ludza-latvia/

https://jewish-heritage-europe.eu/2016/01/01/latvia-ludza-great-synagogue-restoration-nears-completion/

https://jewish-heritage-europe.eu/2016/01/19/latvia-look-at-the-restored-ludza-great-synagogue/;

https://jewish-heritage-europe.eu/2016/08/08/latvia-great-synagogue-in-ludza-to-reopen-after-restoration/

Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Biography
Photographer
Photograph Date
4.2022
Remarks
Obj. No. 44104
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