{"product_id":"lost-synagogues-of-europe-paintings-and-histories-hardback-9780827615694","title":"Lost Synagogues of Europe; Paintings and Histories (Hardback) 9780827615694","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLost Synagogues of Europe\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePaintings and Histories\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAndrea Strongwater (Author), Ismar Schorsch (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780827615694\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 November 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e280 pages, 112 color illustrations, 1 map\u003cbr\u003e27.9 x 21.6 x 3.1 cm, 1.654 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A worthy tribute to an important piece of Jewish history.\"—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“\u003ci\u003eLost Synagogues of Europe\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable contribution to a variety of disciplines. It offers a virtual tour across European Jewish communities, with equal attention paid to art, architecture, the Gentile authorities’ stance toward its Jews, and the changing historical context, from Roman times till the first decade of the new millennium. \u003cb\u003eAndrea Strongwater\u003c\/b\u003e tells a painful story of Jewish communal focal points targeted for destruction primarily by Nazi Germany, but also by its Soviet ideological rivals. It leaves us hopeful that as we show a new generation the beauty of what was lost, the Nazi effort to make Europe Judenrein can somehow, to some extent, be undone.”—\u003cb\u003eShay Pilnik\u003c\/b\u003e, director of the Emil A. and Jenny Fish Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Yeshiva University\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“\u003cb\u003eAndrea Strongwater\u003c\/b\u003e’s paintings of European synagogues destroyed in the Holocaust allow us to connect emotionally with them—and, in that sense, bring them back to life for us. Her concomitant history of these synagogues broadens our understanding of these homes of Jewish living and thereby serves as new, important testimony to Jewish life lost in the flames of the Shoah.”—\u003cb\u003eVladimir Levin\u003c\/b\u003e, director of the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“This is a must-read book. \u003cb\u003eAndrea Strongwater\u003c\/b\u003e’s remarkable paintings and meticulously researched histories honor and help bring back to life lost Jewish communities in Europe, especially during World War II. Her dedication, evident in every detail, has earned her well-deserved accolades. I highly recommend \u003ci\u003eLost Synagogues of Europe\u003c\/i\u003e for everyone interested in Jewish history and preserving Jewish memory.”—\u003cb\u003eRabbi Justin Schwartz\u003c\/b\u003e, Jewish educator at Temple Beth Abraham in Tarrytown, New York\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eLost Synagogues of Europe\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles and recreates in vivid color paintings the life stories of nearly 80 majestic-and destroyed-European synagogues, each one a testament to the approximately 17,000 synagogues decimated during the Third Reich and early takeover of the Communist regimes. After World War II only about 3,300 buildings remained standing, and just more than 700 are still in use as synagogues. This exquisite and significant work of historical preservation collects, organizes, and documents their stories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In four chapters organized by inauguration dates (1600s, 1700s, 1800s, and 1900s), author and artist Andrea Strongwater shines light on 77 synagogues built from the early 1600s to 1930 and spanning 16 European countries where destruction was rampant: Austria (6 synagogues), Belarus (3), Croatia (2), the Czech Republic (5), Estonia (1), France (2), Germany (26), Italy (1), Latvia (2), Lithuania (5), Luxembourg State (1), the Netherlands (1), Poland (15), Russia (1), Slovakia (2), and Ukraine (4). Strongwater lovingly illustrates their exteriors and interiors and tells stories of their history, Jewish community, and architectural significance. These synagogues were considered important enough to have been documented in their time, and so here they do double duty: reminding us of the many thousands of other synagogues that were obliterated without having left any historical record.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A foreword by Jewish Theological Seminary Chancellor Emeritus \u003cb\u003eIsmar Schorsch\u003c\/b\u003e examines the evolution of the synagogue “from a sacred place to a sacred book.” A map of the 2024 political landscape of Europe (with Pale of Settlement and Russian Poland, mid-1800s) helps readers locate each city, town, and country. A cross-reference guide of synagogue locations by country enables readers to find synagogues in the cities and towns of their ancestors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In all, \u003ci\u003eLost Synagogues of Europe\u003c\/i\u003e helps to revive a thriving European Jewish culture and heritage that needs to be remembered today.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword: From a Sacred Place to a Sacred Book\u003cbr\u003e by Ismar Schorsch\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Where Jews Once Gathered\u003cbr\u003e Guide: Synagogue Locations by Country\u003cbr\u003e 1. 1600s\u003cbr\u003e Livorno: 1603, exterior and interior\u003cbr\u003e Vilnius: Great Synagogue, 1633, exterior and interior\u003cbr\u003e Zabł\u003cbr\u003eudÓ\u003cbr\u003ew: between 1635 and 1646, exterior\u003cbr\u003e Liuboml: mid-1600s–\u003cbr\u003eearly 1700s, exterior\u003cbr\u003e 2. 1700s\u003cbr\u003e Gą\u003cbr\u003ebin: 1710 (rebuilt in the late 1800s), exterior\u003cbr\u003e Berlin: Old Synagogue, 1714, exterior and interior\u003cbr\u003e Voŭ\u003cbr\u003epa: first half of 1700s, exterior\u003cbr\u003e PrzedbÓ\u003cbr\u003erz: between 1754 and 1760, exterior and interior\u003cbr\u003e Niasviž\u003cbr\u003e: Great Synagogue, 1700s, exterior\u003cbr\u003e Varniai: Wooden Synagogue, late 1700s, exterior\u003cbr\u003e 3. 1800s\u003cbr\u003e Seesen: 1810, exterior\u003cbr\u003e Homieĺ\u003cbr\u003e: Great Synagogue, 1833, exterior\u003cbr\u003e Bad Buchau: 1839, exterior and interior\u003cbr\u003e Kassel: 1839, exterior and interior\u003cbr\u003e Dresden: Semper Synagogue, 1840, exterior and interior\u003cbr\u003e Belz: Great Synagogue, 1843, exterior\u003cbr\u003e Hamburg: Temple, 1844, exterior and interior\u003cbr\u003e Lviv: Temple, 1845, exterior\u003cbr\u003e Varniai: Masonry Synagogue, mid-1800s, exterior\u003cbr\u003e Vienna: LeopoldstÄ\u003cbr\u003edter Temple, 1858, exterior and interior\u003cbr\u003e Kretinga: 1860 (restored after an 1889 fire), exterior\u003cbr\u003e Gliwice: New Synagogue, 1861, exterior\u003cbr\u003e TelŠ\u003cbr\u003eiai: Great Beit Midrash, 1861, exterior\u003cbr\u003e Aachen: 1862, exterior\u003cbr\u003e Bochum: 1863 (rebuilt in 1896), exterior\u003cbr\u003e \u0026amp;\u003cbr\u003eEacute\u003cbr\u003epinal: 1863, exterior\u003cbr\u003e Jelgava: 1864, exterior\u003cbr\u003e Bytom: 1869, exterior\u003cbr\u003e Hannover: New Synagogue, 1870, exterior and interior\u003cbr\u003e Riga: Great Choral Synagogue, 1871, exterior\u003cbr\u003e Wrocł\u003cbr\u003eaw: New Synagogue, 1872, exterior\u003cbr\u003e Vienna: Turner Temple, 1872, exterior\u003cbr\u003e Nuremberg: Synagogue at Hans-Sachs-Platz, 1874, exterior\u003cbr\u003e Heilbronn: 1877, exterior and interior\u003cbr\u003e Karlovy Vary: 1877, exterior and interior\u003cbr\u003e Warsaw: Great Synagogue, 1878, exterior and interior\u003cbr\u003e Bruchsal: 1881, exterior and interior\u003cbr\u003e Teplice: 1882, exterior and interior\u003cbr\u003e TÜ\u003cbr\u003ebingen: 1882, exterior and interior\u003cbr\u003e Bydgoszcz: 1884, exterior\u003cbr\u003e Landau in der Pfalz: 1884, exterior and interior\u003cbr\u003e MariÁ\u003cbr\u003enskÉ\u003cbr\u003e LÁ\u003cbr\u003ezně\u003cbr\u003e: 1884, exterior\u003cbr\u003e Kł\u003cbr\u003eodzko, 1885, exterior\u003cbr\u003e Gdań\u003cbr\u003esk: Great Synagogue, 1887, exterior and interior\u003cbr\u003e Ł\u003cbr\u003eÓ\u003cbr\u003edź\u003cbr\u003e: Great Synagogue, 1887, exterior and interior\u003cbr\u003e Č\u003cbr\u003eeskÉ\u003cbr\u003e Budě\u003cbr\u003ejovice: 1888, exterior\u003cbr\u003e Rawicz: 1889, exterior\u003cbr\u003e Horokhiv: Great Synagogue, 1880s, exterior\u003cbr\u003e Graz: 1892, exterior\u003cbr\u003e Pforzheim: 1892, exterior\u003cbr\u003e Vienna: Polish Shul, 1892, exterior and interior\u003cbr\u003e Vukovar: 1889, exterior\u003cbr\u003e Bratislava: Neolog Synagogue, 1893, exterior\u003cbr\u003e Luxembourg: Great Synagogue, 1894, exterior\u003cbr\u003e Kaliningrad: New Synagogue, 1896, exterior\u003cbr\u003e Slavonski Brod: 1896, exterior\u003cbr\u003e Olomouc: 1897, exterior and interior\u003cbr\u003e Strasbourg: Synagogue du Quai KlÉ\u003cbr\u003eber, 1898, exterior\u003cbr\u003e Baden Baden: 1899, exterior\u003cbr\u003e Chemnitz: 1899, exterior\u003cbr\u003e Kež\u003cbr\u003emarok: second half of 1800s, exterior\u003cbr\u003e 4. 1900s\u003cbr\u003e Dortmund: 1900, exterior\u003cbr\u003e Katowice: Great Synagogue, 1900, exterior and interior\u003cbr\u003e Bad Kissingen: New Synagogue, 1902, exterior\u003cbr\u003e Vienna: Neudeggergasse Synagogue, 1903, exterior and interior\u003cbr\u003e Tartu: 1903, exterior and interior\u003cbr\u003e Bielefeld: 1905, exterior\u003cbr\u003e Jasł\u003cbr\u003eo: 1905, exterior\u003cbr\u003e Darmstadt: Orthodox Synagogue, 1906, exterior and interior\u003cbr\u003e Frankfurt: Synagogue at Friedberger Anlage, 1907, 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