Pazardzhik Synagogue

Pazardzhik Synagogue
Pazardzhik Great Synagogue:
Bulgarian: Пазарджишка синагога
Hebrew: בית הכנסת קהל גדול בפאזארג'יק
Pazardzhik Small Synagogue:
Bulgarian: Пазарджишка малка синагога
Hebrew: בית הכנסת קהל קטן בפאזארג'יק
Small (left) and Great (right) former synagogues
Religion
AffiliationOrthodox Judaism (former)
RiteNusach Sefard
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusSynagogues (1850c.1940s)
Status
  • Closed (as synagogues);
  • Repurposed
Location
LocationAsen Zlatarov Street, Pazardzhik, Pazardzhik Municipality, Pazardzhik Province
CountryBulgaria
Location of the former synagogues in Bulgaria
Geographic coordinates42°11′31″N 24°20′2″E / 42.19194°N 24.33389°E / 42.19194; 24.33389
Architecture
Architect(s)Stavri Temelkov (Great)
TypeSynagogue architecture
StyleGreat: Small:
Date establishedc.1825
Completed
  • 1850 (Great)
  • 1872 (Small)
Specifications
Direction of façadeNorth-east (Great)
MaterialsStone (both synagogues)

Pazardzhik Synagogue refers to two former Orthodox Jewish synagogues, located in Pazardzhik, Bulgaria. The Pazardzhik Great Synagogue (Bulgarian: Пазарджишка голяма синагога, Hebrew: בית הכנסת קהל גדול בפאזארג'יק), and the Pazardzhik Small Synagogue (Bulgarian: Пазарджишка малка синагога, Hebrew: בית הכנסת קהל קטן בפאזארג'יק) served as synagogues from 1850 until the c.1940s; and subsequently as museums and for use by the Jewish community.