Lost Treasures: The Wooden Synagogues of Eastern Europe The Artwork of Bill Farran
Śniadowo, Poland - Original Linocut, Ablaze
Śniadowo, Poland - Original Linocut, Ablaze
Yiddish name: Shnodovo
The Jewish settlement in Śniadowo dates from the second half of the 16th century and in 1768, an imposing wooden synagogue was built.
Jewish people were involved in crafts, trading honey, corn, and flax, building products, wood products, and agricultural tools. In 1857, 1,081 Jews, about 89.8% of the population, lived there and by the end of the 19th century the number grew to about 3,000 people.
During WWI, the Russians expelled the Jews from Śniadowo, destroyed the village and set the synagogue on fire. By 1921, only 386 Jews remained in Śniadowo. In the interwar period, anti-Semitism was prevalent. In 1941, after the occupation of the shtetl by the Germans, a group of about fifty Jews were murdered. A group of about another twenty-five Śniadowo Jews hid in the Czerwony Bór forest. When the hideout was discovered in the autumn of 1942, the German military murdered those in the forest during a raid.
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Original linocut prints are 8x10 inches, and are available either unmatted or in an 11x14 matte.
I also offer matted 5x7 digital prints. These prints are created from high-res digital images and come in an 8x10 matte.