Kupa Synagogue in Krakow - Synagoga Kupa w Krakowie

The Kupa Synagogue, also known as the Synagogue of the Poor, is located in the historic Krakow district Kazimierz The simple synagogue from 1643 with baroque accents is located in the district that was reserved exclusively for the Jewish community from Krakow by King John I Albrecht in 1495. The synagogue was built from donations to the Jewish community (Kahal). Its name is derived from kupat, the Hebrew word for community treasury.

The Kupa Synagogue was destroyed by the Nazis during the Second World War and used for secular purposes until 1991.

The riots by Polish citizens against Polish Jews (the Krakow pogrom) on 11 August 1945 made it sadly famous. August 1945 made it sadly famous.

Since 1996 it has housed a Jewish museum and serves the Jewish religious community of Krakow as a venue for conferences, concerts, exhibitions and cultural festivals, in particular for the annual ‚Jewish Cultural Festival in Krakow‘.