Synagogues in Lithuania AM A C A T al OGUE Aliza Cohen-Mushlin Sergey Kravtsov Vladimir Levin Giedrė Mickūnaitė Jurgita Šiaučiūnaitė-Verbickienė ? V i l n i us Academy of Arts Press, 2010 UDK 726(474.5)(06) Si91 Bet Tfila Research Unit Center for Jewish Art, Centre for Studies Vilnius Academy Vilnius Gediminas for Jewish Architecture Hebrew University of the Culture and History of Arts Technical University in Europe of Jerusalem of East European Jews Sponsors of the Catalogue Lithuanian State Science and Studies Foundation Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania The Cahnman Foundation Directorate for the Commemoration of the Millennium of Lithuania English language editor: Doron Narkiss Vilnius Academy of Arts Press, 2010
[email protected] Center for Jewish Art, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Centre for Studies of the Culture and History of East European Jews Design and layout: Rasa Janulevičiūtė Vilnius Academy of Arts All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations used for purposes of review or scholarly citation, no part of this book may be reproduced in any form by any means without written ISBN 978-9955-854-60-9 permission from the publisher. Content 6 Contributors 75 Alanta 183 Kalvarija קאַלוואַריע אַלונטע 8 Acknowledgements 81 Alsėdžiai 197 Kaunas קאָוונע אָלשאַד Preface 9 15 Vladimir Levin 87 Alytus 241 Kėdainiai קיידאַן אַליטע :Synagogues in Lithuania A Historical Overview 97 Anykščiai 259 Klaipėda מעמל אַניקשט Sergey R. Kravtsov 41 Synagogue Architecture in Lithuania 107 Balbieriškis 265 Krekenava קראַקינאָווע באַלבירישאָק 334 Abbreviations 115 Biržai 273 Kupiškis קופּישאָק בירז 123 Čekiškė 281 Kurkliai קורקלע צײקישאָק 133 Daugai 287 Laukuva לויקעווע דויג 140 Eišiškės 293 Lazdijai לאַזדיי איישישאָק 149 Jonava 299 Linkuva לינקעווע יאַנעווע 159 Joniškėlis 307 Lygumai ליגעם יאָנישקעל 165 Joniškis 313 Marijampolė מאַריאַמפּאָל יאַנישאָק 177 Kaltinėnai 329 Merkinė מערעטש קאַלטינאַן Synagogue Architecture in Lithuania Sergey R.