Great Choral Synagogue (Kyiv)
Great Choral Synagogue | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
Leadership | Rabbi Yaakov Dov Bleich |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Schekovytska 29, Podil Kyiv, Ukraine |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | 1895 - Nikolay Gardenin[citation needed] 1915 - Valerian Rykov[1] |
Style | Moorish Revival |
Completed | 1895 |
Dome(s) | 1 |
The Great Choral Synagogue of Kyiv, also known as the Podil Synagogue or the Rozenberg Synagogue, is the oldest synagogue in Kyiv, Ukraine. It is situated in Podil, a historic neighborhood of Kyiv, and is under the leadership of Rabbi Bleich, Chief Rabbi of Ukraine.
History[]
The Aesopian synagogue was built in 1895.[2] It was designed in Neo-Moorish style by . Gabriel Yakob Rozenberg, a merchant, financed the building.[2] In 1915 the building was reconstructed by . The reconstruction was financed by Vladimir Ginzburg, a nephew of Rozenberg.
In 1929, the synagogue was closed. During the German occupation of Kyiv in World War II, the Nazis converted the building into a horse stable.[3]
Since 1945, the building has again been used as a synagogue. In 1992, Yaakov Bleich was appointed rabbi of the Jewish community of Kyiv and chief rabbi of Ukraine.
Gallery[]
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The Holy Ark of the synagogue
A stained glass window
Interior
Outside
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Synagogue in Podil Removes Scaffolding
- ^ Jump up to: a b "302 File moved". www.jewukr.org. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ "NCSJ - Kyiv Synagogue Reopens". 2003-04-12. Archived from the original on 2003-04-12. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
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Coordinates: 50°28′13″N 30°30′43″E / 50.47028°N 30.51194°E
- Synagogues in Kyiv
- Aesopian synagogues
- Moorish Revival architecture in Ukraine
- Moorish Revival synagogues
- Synagogue buildings with domes
- Orthodox synagogues in Ukraine
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