Janowiec Synagogue

The synagogue in Janowiec was built around the mid-18th century on the slope of the Wisła River. It stood about 15 meters tall, with a rectangular layout (20 x 30 meters) and limestone walls supported by angled buttresses. The building featured a two-story hipped roof covered with wooden shingles. The main hall, nearly square (10.30 x 9.20 meters), was divided into men's and women's sections, with the latter accessed via staircases. Its interior included a two-story aron ha-kodesh with Baroque decorations, a central bima surrounded by a balustrade, and polychrome murals depicting religious symbols and texts. The synagogue was burned by the National Socialists in October 1940, destroying its structure and valuable documents. In the 1950s, a wooden manor house was relocated to the site but no longer exists today.