[2] The synagogue had functioned as a place of worship until 1942 when the building was deserted by the Nazis during World War II.

[1] By the twentieth century, it was one of six synagogues in the town, and the only one whose building survived the Second World War, although in a very damaged state; the interior was devastated by the German invaders of Poland.

The façade bears a Hebrew inscription that reads, in translation: "He was afraid and said, 'How awesome is this place!

[1] Since the 1980s the synagogue is the site of Muzeum Żydów Galicji (Museum of the Jews of Galicia) and an art gallery that includes exhibits by artists of the Bieszczady region.

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