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Zamelis Synagogue
Zamelis Synagogue
Lithuanian: Zamelio sinagoga
	Lower part of the abandoned synagogue
Religion
Affiliation	Judaism (former)
Rite	Nusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue (1833–1940); Profane use (1945–1990); Cultural center (since 2015);
Status	Abandoned (as a synagogue);; Repurposed;
Location
Location	6 Gėlių Street, Vilnius, Vilnius County
Country	Lithuania
	Location of the former synagogue in Vilnius
Geographic coordinates	54°40′26″N 25°17′02″E / 54.674012°N 25.2838973°E
Architecture
Architect(s)	Alekse Polozov
Type	Synagogue architecture
Style	Historicist
Groundbreaking	1817
Completed	1833
Materials	Brick

The Zamelis Synagogue (Lithuanian: Zamelio sinagoga), also called Zavl's Synagogue, is a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 6 Gėlių Street, in Vilnius, in the Vilnius County of Lithuania.^[2]

History

Located on a site donated by Zavel Peisakhovich, where once stood a wooden synagogue,^[3] the synagogue was designed by Alekse Polozov in the Historicist style and built at the beginning of the 19th century, between 1817 and 1833.^[1] It was actively used until 1940.^[4] Sir Moses Montefiori visited the synagogue in 1846.^[1] After World War II it was used as a warehouse and apartment complex until 1990. At the end of the 20th century, the building was abandoned.

In 2015, reconstruction works started in the abandoned synagogue,^[4]^[5]^[6] funded by the Cultural Heritage Department under the Lithuanian Ministry of Culture and the Lithuanian Jewish Community via the Goodwill Foundation.^[3] As of 2018^[update], the building was used as a cultural center.^[7]^[3]