Great Choral Synagogue (Kiev)

The Great Choral Synagogue of Kiev, also known as the Podil Synagogue or the Rozenberg Synagogue, is the oldest synagogue in Kiev, Ukraine. It is situated in Podil, a historic neighborhood of Kyiv, and is under the leadership of Rabbi Bleich, chief rabbi of Ukraine.

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 1915 - Valerian Rykov[1]
Style	Moorish Revival
Completed	1895
Dome(s)	1

History

The Aesopian synagogue was built in 1895.[2] It was designed in Neo-Moorish style by Nikolay Gordenin. Gabriel Yakob Rozenberg, a merchant, financed the building.[2] In 1915 the building was reconstructed by Valerian Rykov. 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 Kiev

References

1. Synagogue in Podol Removes Scaffolding
2. "302 File moved". www.jewukr.org. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
3. "NCSJ - Kyiv Synagogue Reopens". 2003-04-12. Retrieved 2018-02-16.

External links

• Jewish Kiev: The Great Choral Synagogue

This Synagogue was NEVER open after 1945. It was a depository for handwritten books. As the matter of fact, Kiev after 1945 DID NOT HAVE a Synagogue!