Malbim Synagogue
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.
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Malbim Synagogue, January 1941.
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Malbim Synagogue, 1900.
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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References
- Sinagogi în București. In: Nicolae Sfetcu, Bucharest Tourist Guide (Ghid turistic București): Pocket Edition, Bucharest 2015.
- https://www.rri.ro/en_gb/the_lost_synagogues_of_bucharest-2609402
- JEWS IN ROMANIA online
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