The Great Synagogue is a Jewish synagogue, located in Sharhorod, in the Vinnytsia Oblast of Ukraine. Built in 1589 in what was then the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, it is one of the oldest synagogues in Ukraine.
| Great Synagogue | |
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 The Great Synagogue, in 2018 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Judaism |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | |
| Location | |
| Location | Sharhorod , Vinnytsia Oblast 23500 |
| Country | Ukraine |
  Location of the synagogue in Ukraine | |
| Geographic coordinates | 48°43′55″N 28°04′58″E / 48.73194°N 28.08278°E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Fortress synagogue |
| Completed | 1589 |
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Architecture
editThe synagogue was built in 1589 as a fortress synagogue with walls between 1 and 2 metres (3 ft 3 in and 6 ft 7 in) thick.[2][3] The 15-square-metre (160 sq ft) main hall was the prayer hall the men. To the north is an extension which was the prayer hall for women. There are further extensions along the walls, of which the ones to the south and east are fairly modern (c. 1950).[4] Inside the main hall are four pillars, which are decorated with ornamental stucco fragments of the 18th and 19th centuries.[5]
History
editSharhorod was occupied by the Turks between 1674 and 1699.[6] During this time the synagogue was used as a mosque. After the Turks were driven out of the region, it was converted into a synagogue again.
From around 1930, when Ukraine (and Sharhorod) belonged to the Soviet Union, the building was used as a storehouse for beverages.
In 2012 it was returned to the small Jewish community of Sharhorod.[2]
See also
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References
edit- ^ Sokolova, A.; Dymshits, V. (2001). "STONE SYNAGOGUES OF THE SIXTEENTH TO THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURIES IN THE UKRAINE AND BYELORUSSIA". European Judaism: A Journal for the New Europe. 34 (2): 55–62. Retrieved 9 April 2024 – via JStor.
- ^ a b "Shargorod". My Shtetl. Jewish Religious community of Zhmerinka. 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ Jordan, Michael J. (17 September 2007). "Jewish pearls remain in south Ukraine". Jewish Telegraph Agency. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Description". Center for Jewish Art. Jerusalem, Israel: Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Archived from the original on 29 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ "Synagogue (Sharhorod)". igototworld.com. n.d. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ Burns, Charles (April 2016). "Turks in Sharhorod". International Jewish Cemetery Project. International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
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