Malbim Synagogue
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Malbim Synagogue, January 1941.
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Malbim Synagogue, 1900.
The Malbim Synagogue was a synagogue on 4 Strada Bravilor , in Bucharest, Romania.[1]The building was devastated by the far-right Legionaries in 1941. The synagogue was demolished in 1987 to make room for the Union Boulevard.
History[]
The synagoge was built in 1864 upon the initiative of head rabbi Meir Leibush Wisser and reconstructed in 1912.[2] The building was named after Rabbi Meir Leibish Malbim (1809-1879), being Chief Rabbi of Bucharest and Romania (1858-1864).[3]
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Categories:
- Synagogues in Bucharest
- Destroyed synagogues
- Demolished buildings and structures in Bucharest
- Buildings and structures demolished in 1987