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White Synagogue of Joniškis
White Synagogue of Joniškis
Lithuanian: Joniškio Baltoji sinagoga
	The former synagogue in 2015
Religion
Affiliation	Judaism (former)
Rite	Nusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue (1865–1941); Profane use (1941–c. 2000s); Cultural center (since 2014);
Status	Abandoned (as a synagogue);; Repurposed;
Location
Location	4b Miesto Square, Joniškis, Šiauliai County
Country	Lithuania
	Location of the former synagogue in Lithuania
Geographic coordinates	56°14′24″N 23°37′00″E / 56.24000°N 23.61667°E
Architecture
Architect(s)	Saulutė Domanskienė
Type	Synagogue architecture
Style	Classical Revival; Romanesque Revival;
Date established	1797 (as a congregation)
Completed	1823
Materials	Brick

The White Synagogue of Joniškis (Lithuanian: Joniškio Baltoji sinagoga) is a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 4a Miesto Square, in Joniškis, in the Šiauliai County of Lithuania. Called the Summer synagogue; it was designed by Saulutė Domanskienė in the Classical Revival and Romanesque Revival styles, and was completed in 1823. 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 cultural center since 2014.^[2] The former synagogue was located adjacent to the Red Synagogue of Joniškis.^[1]

History

In 1797 the permit to build a synagogue in Joniškis was granted;^[4] and the synagogue was completed in 1823.^[5] After World War II, the synagogue was converted into warehouse, later on into gym.