In 1768, the owners of Sejny - the Dominicans - allowed Jews to settle in the city. The first synagogue, built in 1788, was made of wood. The current one was built in 1885 at the initiative of Rabbi Moses Becalel Luria. It was used for prayer until World War II. The German occupiers set up a fire station there, knocking out three car entrance gates in the southwestern elevation and building an observation tower above the facade. The Nazis also plundered the synagogue's equipment. After 1945, the building was used as a transport base and a warehouse for artificial fertilizers. A general renovation in the years 1978-1987 restored the synagogue's former appearance. In 1991, the building was handed over to the "Borderland - of Arts, Cultures, Nations" Center, and currently serves as a concert and exhibition hall. zabytek.pl/pl/obiekty/sejny-synagoga-(so-called-white-synagoga)

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June 27, 2025

The facility is accessible to visitors from outside. Possibility of visiting during cultural events.

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Architecturally, the interior of the synagogue is a combination of a Gothic six-bay structure with a Baroque central solution, which is emphasized by the arrangement of four pillars. The synagogue has three naves. In the eastern wall there is a niche after the Aron Kodesh – a track cabinet. The polychromes, the women's gallery and the bimah, which was located in the central nave between the four pillars, have not survived.

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