Moshe Verbin: Wooden Synagogues of Poland in the 17th and 18th Century : Narowla

Wooden Synagogues of Poland in the 17^th and 18^th Century

David Dawidowicz: Synagogues in Poland and their Destruction

The models were based on the thorough and comprehensive research of the famous architects and researchers: Maria and Kazimierz Piechotka, Warszawa, Poland.

NAROWLA (NAROVLYA)

A small town in southern White Russia on the bank of the Pripat'z.

The synagogue was built in the first half of the 18^th c. and was burnt by the Germans during the Second World War.

Its dimensions are unknown.

The building was renovated several times and the wooden roof tiles were replaced by tin. The open galleries on the ground floor of both towers led to the women's sections, south and north of the men's synagogue. Stylized pillars were in the entrance as well as around the towers. The square men 5 synagogue had decorated windows and was covered with a three-tiered roof with a heavy cornice.