Remains of the 17th-century synagogue discovered under the site, where a school now stands, include sections of the Great Synagogue and possible remnants of its mikvahs. (JTA) — A radar survey ...

The synagogue formed the heart of a once-thriving Jewish community that was virtually obliterated during the Holocaust. (JTA) — A new excavation has unearthed parts of the Great Synagogue of ...

Also referred to as the Great Synagogue, this place of worship is the largest synagogue in Europe and the second-largest in the world (only Temple Emanu-El in New York City is slightly bigger).