Great Choral Synagogue (Riga)

The Great Choral Synagogue (Latvian: Rīgas Horālā sinagoga, Hebrew: בית הכנסת כורל של ריגה) on Gogol Street was the largest synagogue in Riga, until it was burned down on 4 July 1941.

The synagogue was projected in 1868 by architect Paul von Hardenack and the building was completed in 1871.^[1] The architecture consisted of several different styles, however, Neo-Renaissance was the dominant style. The synagogue was famous throughout the city for its cantors and its choir.

The synagogue was burned down in 1941 after the German occupation power had set fire to the synagogue and had prevented extinguishing works. After the war, the remains of the burnt-out synagogue was demolished and a memorial was erected on the grounds. In 2007 next to the ruins a memorial to Jānis Lipke and others who had saved Jews from the Holocaust was unveiled. The memorial commemorates all those, who helped save more than 400 Jews from certain death.^[2]

References

^ Līva Dreimane (2013). "Sinagogu Celtniecība Latvijā" (PDF) (in Latvian). University of Latvia. p. 12. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Di greij hor šul - Lielā horālā sinagoga" (in Latvian). citariga.lv. Retrieved 24 December 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

56°56′32.71″N 24°7′34.79″E / 56.9424194°N 24.1263306°E / 56.9424194; 24.1263306

[1] Līva Dreimane (2013). "Sinagogu Celtniecība Latvijā" (PDF) (in Latvian). University of Latvia. p. 12. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[2] "Di greij hor šul - Lielā horālā sinagoga" (in Latvian). citariga.lv. Retrieved 24 December 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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