Riebiņi, Latvia

Alternate names: Riebiņi [Latv], Ribene [Ger], Ribenishki [Rus], Ribinishok [Yid],
Rybiniszki [Pol], Rybinischki, Ribinishki, Ribiņiški, Ribeny, Ribeņi, Silajani 56°20' N, 26°48' E

Synagogues & Rabbis

RABBIS

• Rabbi Z'ev Wolf Zioni, 1843 -
• Rabbi Avraham Benjamin Teitz, 1922 - 1925
• Rabbi Eliezer Z'ev Schutz/Scheetz, 1925 - 1941(?)

Synagogues

There were two synagogues in Riebiņi, the old synagogue ("Die Alte Shul" - Old House of Prayer) where the poorer people prayed, and the new synagogue ("Die Neie Shul" - New House of Prayer) which attracted the wealthier residents.

Old House of Prayer

 

Riebini New House of Prayer and Riebiņi New House of Prayer Interior (Photos courtesy of Arlene Beare); Riebini Old House of Prayer (Latvia Synagogues and Rabbis, 151).

New House of Prayer