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Nozyk Synagogue
The synagogue, located at ul. Twarda 6, was built during the years 1898-1902. It was designed by L. Marconi (some sources say Prechner was its architect). The synagogue is built in the neo-Romantic style, with decorations typical of the neo-Byzantine style. The synagogue has a rectangular layout, with a projection for its main entrance. The interior is divided by pillars into three naves. On the eastern wall, a portico houses the Torah scrolls, the Aron Ha-Kodesh, which is topped with a copula and Star of David. A pulpit for the cantor is also there. The women’s area is on the balconies, supported by pillars, and above the vestibule. The synagogue celebrated its grand opening on 26 May 1902. Its deed was transferred without payment to the board of the Orthodox Community for the use of the Jewish community.
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The deed stipulated the conditions set forth by the bequest of Zelman and Ryfka Nożyk: that the Nożyk Synagogue should be maintained through donations, that its full name be preserved, and that the prayer El Male Rachamim (God full of mercy) should be said on the holiday for the dead for the intention of its founders. In 1923, the Jewish Community of Warsaw financed the renovation of the building, according to a design by M. Grodzieński. During the German occupation, the synagogue was used by the Nazis as a warehouse, and was damaged during the Warsaw Uprising. After the war, in 1945, it was rebuilt in a temporary fashion. In the years 1977-1983, it was thoroughly renovated, as well as expanded and modernized. An annex, now housing the Religious Union of the Jewish Faith in Poland, was added to the eastern wall. The synagogue was opened to the public on 18 April 1983, on the fortieth anniversary of the start of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
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