Former Synagogue in Mysłowice-Brzezinka

The former synagogue in Brzezinka, a district of Mysłowice, is a brick building with an ornamental gable on the facade, which today serves entirely different purposes. It stands at Starowiejska 2.

What kind of building it is

The synagogue was built in 1910-1911 as a house of prayer of the Orthodox tradition. It was built of brick on a rectangular plan, with a vestibule on the west side and the main prayer hall to the east. The most recognisable feature is the ornamental gable of the main facade.

Fortunes after 1922

In 1922 the Jewish community in Brzezinka ceased to exist and the building was sold. Over the years it housed, among other things, a hairdresser's and later a second-hand clothes shop. Around 2017 the building was renovated and insulated. In the municipal register of monuments it is listed as a residential building, despite its original purpose.

Nearby

Right next door, about 300 metres away, stands the Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Mysłowice. Two kilometres from here is the Mission Museum in Mysłowice.

Practical information

• Address: ul. Starowiejska 2, Mysłowice-Brzezinka.
• The building is used commercially and has no museum function; it is viewed from the outside, from the street.
• Information on any plaques or exhibitions is worth seeking from the Mysłowice City Office.