Kupa Synagogue

Kupa Synagogue
Polish: Synagoga Kupa
The former synagogue in 2006
Religion
Affiliation	Judaism (former)
Rite	Nusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue (1643–1945) Profane use (1959–1991) Jewish museum (since 1996)
Status	Abandoned; Repurposed
Location
Location	8 Warszauera Street, Kazimierz, Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Country	Poland
Location of the synagogue in Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Geographic coordinates	50°03′41″N 19°56′14″E / 50.06139°N 19.93722°E / 50.06139; 19.93722
Architecture
Type	Synagogue architecture
Style	Baroque Moorish Revival
Completed	1643
Materials	Brick
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The Kupa Synagogue (Polish: Synagoga Kupa), also known as the Synagogue of the Poor (Polish: Synagogą Ubogich), is a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, that is located at 8 Warszauera Street, in the historic Kazimierz district of Kraków, in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship of Poland. The 17th-century former synagogue is located in a neighborhood earmarked in 1495 by King John I Albert for the Jewish community, that was transferred from the budding Old Town.

Devastated by Nazis during World War II, the former synagogue was used for profane purposes until 1991; and has subsequently operated as a Jewish museum since 1996.^[2] The building served Kraków's Jewish community as one of the venues for religious ceremonies and cultural festivals, notably the annual Jewish Culture Festival in Kraków.^[3]