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Synagogue
After 1795, when the small state of Piltenes, along with the whole of Kurzeme, was annexed to Russia, Aizpute had very few inhabitants, so the government brought in Jews from Lithuania. Their number rapidly increased, and of course, they needed their own synagogue. The construction of the first Jewish prayer house took place in the second half of the 19th century, next to it was an older Jewish school. Tragic events took place in 1941 when all the Jews living in Aizpute were gathered in the synagogue, taken away in heavy machinery to the direction of Kalvene, and killed. There are reports that around 500 Jews were shot, the youngest being only 8 months old and the oldest 94 years. The building served as a synagogue until the end of World War II. In 1950, the synagogue and the Jewish school building were merged into one, and currently, the Aizpute Cultural Center is located here.
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Address: Atmodas iela 16
