A marble fragment from the Great Synagogue

A marble fragment with zodiac signs from the Great Synagogue in Oświęcim. The most important synagogue in Oświęcim, also called the Great Synagogue, was one of over 20 Jewish places of prayer in the city during the interwar period. It was destroyed by the Germans in November 1939. Marble fragments with zodiac signs and Hebrew inscriptions are part of the collection of artefacts found in the area of the Great Synagogue at Berka Joselewicza Street in Oświęcim. 2nd half of the 19th century, Oświęcim Auschwitz Jewish Centre https://muzea.malopolska.pl/en/objects-list/2061 Inventory number: MŻ 6