The History of Jewish Diaspora in Rybnik

The orphanage building was founded in 1893, sold to the Silesian Chamber of Agriculture in After the war it housed the School of Music. The building was pulled down in In 2010 a new Regional Court building was erected here. The Jewish Orphanage

The Jewish Graveyard with the chapel in Rybnik (on the left) - came into being in 1815, located at the corner of the present 3 Maja and Wieniawski Street. Closed at the turn of March and April 1940 by the Nazis. Now - a small park ( on the right). The Jewish Graveyard and the Chapel

During wartime the Nazis d ismantled the gravestones and used the m to build roads. The Jewish Graveyard

The Synagog u e (on the left) was built in at the corner of Zamkowa and Chrobrego street in Classicistic style with Star of David in the front. I t was turned into ashes by the Nazis in No w - a tiny plant square with a fountain (on the right). The Synagogue

The Rabbi’s House in Rybnik (the second building on the right in the picture on the left ) - destroyed during World War II. N o remains left by now. The Rabbi’s House

Once the location of the Jewish Synagogue. Now a plant square with a fountain opposite the City Council building.