Synagoga Wolfa Poppera
In Synagoga Wolfa Poppera—once also known as the Bociana Synagogue and the “Little Synagogue”—you’re dealing with a congregation founded by Wolf Popper, the man Kraków nicknamed “The Stork,” completed in 1620. Popper financed the synagogue late in his life after making a fortune in international trade in cloth and saltpetre, eventually becoming Kazimierz’s richest banker with a fortune reported at 200,000 zloty. The synagogue’s entrance was once framed by openwork doors depicting four animals—the eagle, leopard, lion, and buck deer—a symbolic set tied to the “main traits of a devout man.” It served as a house of prayer until decline set in after Popper’s death, and its interior was later destroyed during World War II under the Nazis. Some of its distinctive work survived in relocation: the synagogue’s Arabesque doors were moved to the Wolfson Museum in Jerusalem. …
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