In the heart of the former Jewish district of Kazimierz—once the vibrant centre of Jewish life and now one of Krakow’s liveliest visitor districts—stands one of the city’s largest and most magnificent synagogues. Built in the second half of the nineteenth century, it combines Moorish and Neo-Renaissance elements in a distinctive architectural design.
The Old Synagogue at 24 Szeroka Street is one of the oldest surviving synagogues in Poland and one of Europe’s most valuable monuments of Jewish sacred architecture.
Until 1939, it served as Krakow’s principal synagogue and as the most important religious, cultural, social and organisational centre of the city’s Jewish community.
