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Red Synagogue of Joniškis
Red Synagogue of Joniškis
Lithuanian: Joniškio Raudonoji sinagoga
	The former synagogue in 2015
Religion
Affiliation	Judaism
Rite	Nusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue (1865–1941); Profane use (1941–c. 2000s); Jewish museum (since 2014);
Status	Abandoned (as a synagogue);; Repurposed;
Location
Location	4a Miesto Square, Joniškis, Šiauliai County
Country	Lithuania
	Location of the former synagogue in Lithuania
Geographic coordinates	56°14′25″N 23°37′01″E / 56.24028°N 23.61694°E
Architecture
Type	Synagogue architecture
Style	Classical Revival; Romanesque Revival;
Date established	1797 (as a congregation)
Completed	1865; 1911
Materials	Brick

The Red Synagogue of Joniškis (Lithuanian: Joniškio Raudonoji sinagoga) is a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 4a Miesto Square, in Joniškis, in the Šiauliai County of Lithuania. Called the Winter or Small synagogue; it was designed in the Classical Revival and Romanesque Revival styles, and completed in 1865 and rebuilt after the 1911 fire. The building operated as a synagogue until it was devastated by Nazis in 1941.

Subsequently used for profane purposes, the building was restored from 2011 and has been repurposed as a Jewish museum since 2014.^[2] The former synagogue was located adjacent to the White Synagogue of Joniškis.^[1]

History

In 1797 the permit to build a synagogue in Joniškis was granted;^[4] and the synagogue completed in 1865.^[5] After World War II, the synagogue was converted into warehouse, later on into gym.

In 1997 building listed on the list of Protected Cultural Objects.^[6]

The Red Synagogue of Joniškis was renovated and re-opened to the public in 2011.