Ludza Great Synagogue — Attraction in Ludza

It was challenging (but not impossible) to visit as an English speaker. The building is thoughtfully maintained and has had some very interesting exhibitions. Important as the oldest surviving wood synagogue in the Baltic States. Excellent multi-media displays (for example, of photos from the fire of 1938) to explore. If one visits, one would also want to visit the Ludza Museum, a short walk away, which has an amazing amount of information about the history of the Jews in Ludza (it is apparently an important archive with tens of thousands of holdings for research). Also, there is a similar restored synagogue in Rezekne, a half-hour drive or so away, which is worth visiting. The Jewish Cemetery of Ludza is a short drive away and very well-researched ("Neighborhood Lost" published by the Sefer Center in 2016) and interesting to visit. It was almost impossible to find the Jewish massacre sites of Cirma Lake and Garbari Woods. The staff of the small tourist office in Ludza directed me, but the roads into the woods were unpaved and very overgrown, and only Cirma is marked. Was very grateful in general that Ludza has preserved and maintained sites like the synagogue...

Lovely little synagogue from 1800,with visible original paintings, a touching memory of a once thriving...

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