Nomer Tamid

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Nomer Tamid Synagogue
Basic information
Location Bóżniczej Street,
Białystok, Poland
Affiliation Orthodox Judaism
Status Destroyed during World War II
Architectural description
Completed 1703 or 1711

The Nomer Tamid Synagogue of Białystok (also known as the Nomer Tamid Beth Midrash; Polish: Synagoga Nomer Tamid w Białymstoku; Hebrew: בית כנסת נומר תמיד [Synagogue of the Eternal Flame]) is the oldest wooden synagogue in Białystok. It was founded by Jan Klemens Branicki as a gift for the newly established Jewish community in Białystok in either 1703 or 1711. It was at the time on Bóżniczej St., just opposite the Old Synagogue and the Great Synagogue. The synagogue was completely destroyed during World War II.

Gallery

Nomer Tamid Synagogue in Białystok 
The Great Synagogue and Nomer Tamid 
The Old Synagogue, with Nomer Tamid viewable in the background 


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