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The Great Synagogue in Iaşi is an Ashkenazi synagogue built between 1657 and 1682. It was restored in 1977 and 2015. This vernacular brick building still serves as a synagogue.

The Great Synagogue in Indura is an Ashkenazi synagogue built in 1883-84. This Historicist brick synagogue is now abandoned.

The Great Synagogue at Jarosław is an Ashkenazi synagogue built between 1807 and 1811. The synagogue has been restored twice, once in 1905 and once in 1963, after it was decommissioned. This baroque brick building is today an educational institution.

The Great Synagogue in Kalvarija is an Ashkenazi synagogue built between 1795 and 1803, rebuilt in the 1920s. In use until WWII, this stone synagogue in the Baroque and Neo-Classical style is now abandoned.

The construction of the Great Synagogue began ca. 1784 and its Torah ark was finished in 1807. In the Soviet period, its exterior did not change significantly, while the interior was destroyed and the prayer hall divided into two levels. In 2003/4 the building was renovated and converted into an art school after a design by Birutė Biekšienė while its original exterior was preserved.

The Great Synagogue in Kobrin is an Ashkenazi synagogue built in the second half of the 19th century. This Neo-Classical brick synagogue is now abandoned.

The Great Synagogue in Kovel is an Ashkenazi synagogue built in 1908. This Neo-Moorish brick building is now used as a factory.

The Great Synagogue in Kraśnik is an Ashkenazi synagogue built between 1637 and 1654. The synagogue was restored in the 18th century but also after 1945, in 1989 and finally in 2006. This Baroque brick building now serves as a cultural centre.

The Great Synagogue of Ludza is an Ashkenazi synagogue built between 1800 and 1804. The original wooden structure was covered with bricks at the beginning of the 20th century, but a restoration in 2016 restored the building to its original appearance. This baroque building is still in use as a synagogue.

The Great Synagogue in Lyon is an Ashkenazi synagogue completed in 1864 by architect Abraham Hirsch. This Neo-Romanesque stone building still serves as a synagogue.