Lesko Synagogue

Lesko Synagogue
The former synagogue in 2007, now part of the Muzeum Żydów Galicji
Religion
Affiliation	Hasidic Judaism (former)
Rite	Nusach Sefard
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue (1654–1942) Profane use (1950s) Jewish museum (since 1980s)
Status	Inactive (as a synagogue); Repurposed
Location
Location	16 Berka Joselewicza Street, Lesko, Podkarpackie Voivodeship
Country	Poland
Location of the former synagogue, now museum, in Podkarpackie Voivodeship
Geographic coordinates	49°28′14″N 22°19′52″E / 49.4705155°N 22.3309994°E / 49.4705155; 22.3309994
Architecture
Type	Synagogue architecture
Style	Baroque Mannerist
Groundbreaking	1626
Completed	1654
Materials	Stone[a]
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The Lesko Synagogue was a former Hasidic Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 16 Berka Joselewicza Street, in Lesko, in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship of Poland.^[2] The synagogue had functioned as a place of worship until 1942 when the building was deserted by the Nazis during World War II. In the 1980s the building was repurposed for use as part of the Muzeum Żydów Galicji (Museum of the Jews of Galicia), a Jewish history museum.

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