Chandelier from the Great Synagogue in Oswięcim

The chandelier, one of many in the Great Synagogue in Oświęcim, was found at Berek Joselewicz Street in Oświęcim, where the temple – destroyed by the Germans in November 1939 – was located. 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. Time and place of creation: 19th/20th century, Oświęcim Inventory number: MŻ 8 Museum: Auschwitz Jewish Centre http://muzea.malopolska.pl/en/o-nas https://ajcf.pl/en/museum/ https://muzea.malopolska.pl/en/objects-list/2078 Digitalisation: RDW MIC, Virtual Małopolska project