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Photo showing a fragment of the interior of the now defunct Tempel Synagogue in Przemyśl. Visible in the back of the frame is the Aron Hakodesh placed between two elements symbolising the Tablets of the Law.

The Tempel Synagogue at 45 Jagiellońska Street was erected in 1890 by the Reform community of the Israel Prayer Association.

It was designed in the Moorish Revival style, modelled after Austrian and Western European synagogues. The rectangular building with red brick facing was accessed via a wide stairway leading to the entrance door. The front wall was topped by a decoration in the shape of the Tablets of the Law. The interior was richly decorated, with the Aron Hakodesh placed between two elements symbolising the Tablets of the Law.

During World War II, the Tempel Synagogue was demolished.