Great Choral Synagogue (Kyiv)

Great Choral Synagogue
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

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  A stained glass window

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  Interior

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  Outside

See also[]

• History of the Jews in Kyiv

References[]

External links[]

• The Historic Podil Synagogue

Coordinates: 50°28′13″N 30°30′43″E / 50.47028°N 30.51194°E / 50.47028; 30.51194

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