Jewish History Tours ; Jewish architecture ; Hebrew inscriptions ; Symcha Wajs ; the collection of Symcha Wajs ; interwar period in Lublin ; 20th century architecture ; Agnor Smoluchowski ; Lublin ; Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva ; Lubartowska Street ; Rabbinical Academy ; Jewish quarter ; Neo-Baroque ; pre-war photography ; Eclecticism
Description:The building was designed by Agenor Smoluchowski in Eclectic style with Neo-Baroque elements. Built on a rectangular plan with six storeys. In the picture it is possible to see the front façade and some elements of the side (west) façade. Main entrance is situated in the middle avant-corps with columns and there is a balcony over it. Façade is crowned with golden inscriptions in Hebrew: “Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva” and a quotation from David’s Psalms: “Come, my children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord”. The cornerstone was laid down on the 22nd May 1924 and in the 1930 the building was put into service. ; The view of Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva (Rabbinical Academy in Lublin) from Lubartowska Street, from the north-west side. Photograph comes from a collection of Symcha Wajs.
Publisher:The "Grodzka Gate - NN Theatre" Centre
Date: Resource Type: Format: Source:Archives of the Chief Commission for the Prosecution of German Crimes in Poland ; The collection of Symcha Wajs ; Archives of the "Grodzka Gate - NN Theatre" Centre
Coverage:Poland -- Lublin -- the Jewish quarter -- 1939-1944
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