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

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.

GOMBIN (GABIN)

A small town west of Warsaw where Jews were already living in the second half of the 16th c.

The synagogue was built in 1710, a year inscribed on the flag topping the right tower. It was renovated in 1893, a year inscribed on the flag topping the left tower. The synagogue was burnt by the Germans on the 21^st of September 1939.

Its estimated dimension: 16X18m, height: 17m

The structure of the synagogue was original and different from other wooden synagogues by its two Baroque towers crowned with onion shape domes in the style of the bell-towers of some churches

The interior was in the style of the Baroque. The three-tier Ark of the Law was decorated with beautiful floral motifs. It was carved with a penknife in the regional traditional way. The synagogue was considered, between the two world wars, an artistic historical monument as declared by the Polish authorities. The model was built after a photograph from one angle only.

This lambrekin was made from French military flags