2. Hrubieszów - Synagoga (nieistniejąca, ul. Pogodna)

Synagogue (defunct, Pogodna Street) - The first wooden synagogue was probably built in the second half of the 16th century., no later than 1578., under the privilege of King Stefan Batory. The spacious building was destroyed in 1648., during the invasion of Khmelnytsky's Cossacks.After the restitution of the Hrubieszów community in 1715. A new Baroque-style brick synagogue was erected in its place. The building burned down in 1736. and was probably not rebuilt until 1874. It was a grand edifice on a rectangular plan, covered with a high broken roof, replaced - probably in the 19th century. - lower hipped roof, covered with sheet metal in the interwar period. There was a cornice halfway up the building, dividing the facade horizontally into two parts. The upper half was partitioned with pilasters, between which were semicircularly topped windows, while the lower half housed blind arcades.On the north and south sides were outbuildings with babynets. A small vestibule led to the vaulted men's hall.The aron ha-kodesh, located against the eastern wall, had rich carving.The synagogue was devastated by the Germans during World War II. After the war, the building stood abandoned for several years and fell into disrepair.In 1957. was sold by the Congregation of the Mosaic Faith in Lublin to Shaya Katz. The new owner partially demolished and then sold the building to a construction company, which carried out the final demolition. The sale of the state-owned synagogue was carried out illegally, so the local authorities took the congregation to court.Bejt ha-midrasze (Pogodna St.) - In the interwar period, across the street from the city. Bożnicza Street, opposite the synagogue, were the community beit ha-midrash: "Great" and "Small". The history and appearance of these objects are unknown.