The Remu Synagogue was first built in 1553 and called the New Synagogue to distinguish it from the Old Synagogue ( Stara Boznica). The first building was destroyed in a fire in 1557 and restored in stone in 1557 under plans by Stanislaw Baranek, a Krakow architect. The current building was restored in 1829 and again in 1933. The synagogue is in late Renaissance style and is still an active place of worship.
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The Wolf Popper (Bocian) Synagogue in Krakow is an Ashkenazi synagogue from 1620. The synagogue was restored throughout the 19th century and for the last time in 1904. This baroque stone synagogue now serves as a cultural centre.
The Gmilut Hasidim Debeit Hakneset Prayer House in Kraków is an Ashkenazi synagogue from the 19th century. Put out of use after the Second World War, the synagogue was then restored. This Historicist brick building now serves as a dwelling.
The Old Synagogue, founded in the 15th century, is one of the oldest preserved synagogues in Poland. Until 1939, it played the role of a central synagogue, the main religious, cultural, social and organizational centre of the Krakow Jewish community. Since its restoration in the 1950s, it is a part of the Historical Museum of Kraków.
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