Synagogue of Kaunas

The Kaunas Synagogue, also known as the Choral Ohel Yaakov Synagogue, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 13 East Ožeškienės Street, in Centras eldership, , in the of .
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  • Type: Synagogue
  • Description: synagogue in Lithuania
  • Also known as: “Kaunas Synagogue”
  • Address: E. Ožeškienės g. 13, Kaunas, 44254
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tadas Ivanauskas Zoological Museum and Philharmony of Kaunas.

Museum
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The is a museum of zoology, established in , , in 1919 by Tadas Ivanauskas. The museum collects and exhibits various animals: hunting trophies, stuffed animals, insect collections, skeletons, and dissections.

Theater building
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Kaunas State Philharmonic is located in the former Palace of Justice and the Parliament. The building was designed by the engineer and architect Edmund Fryk. is situated 120 metres east of Synagogue of Kaunas.

Church
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is located in the Old Town of and is one of the oldest Brick Gothic churches and buildings of Gothic architecture in Lithuania. is situated 210 metres southwest of Synagogue of Kaunas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Town and Kaunas Old Town.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is the oldest part of , next to the confluence of the Nemunas and rivers and Santaka Park. The Old Town had industry in the past, but it is primarily a residential, retail and leisure area in the 21st century.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood in the city of , , located on the right bank of the River and the Nemunas River, near their confluence.

Synagogue of Kaunas

Latitude
54.89883° or 54° 53′ 56″ north
Longitude
23.90363° or 23° 54′ 13″ east
Open location code
9G65VWX3+GF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 92332229
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q1076318
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Synagogue of Kaunas” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Sinagoga Coral de Kaunas”
  • Chinese: “考纳斯犹太会堂”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيس كاوناس”
  • Esperanto: “Ĥora Sinagogo de Kaŭno”
  • French: “synagogue de Kaunas”
  • French: “Synagogue de Kaunas”
  • German: “Choral-Synagoge (Kaunas)”
  • German: “Choral-Synagoge Kaunas”
  • Hebrew: “בית הכנסת הכוראלי בקובנה”
  • Hebrew: “בית הכנסת הכוראלי של קובנה”
  • Italian: “sinagoga corale di Kaunas”
  • Italian: “Sinagoga corale di Kaunas”
  • Latvian: “Kauņas sinagoga”
  • Lithuanian: “Kauno choralinė sinagoga”
  • Polish: “Synagoga Chóralna w Kownie”
  • Polish: “Synagoga w Kownie”
  • Russian: “Каунасская хоральная синагога”
  • Russian: “Хоральная синагога (Каунас)”
  • Russian: “Хоральная синагога”
  • Spanish: “Sinagoga Coral de Kaunas”
  • Ukrainian: “Каунаська хоральна синагога”

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