Talk:Great Synagogue of Vilna

Razed or restored?

The page presently states:

• ...The synagogue was partly destroyed by the Germans during World War II and after the war the synagogue and the whole “schulhof” complex which had grown around it was destroyed by the Soviet authorities and replaced by a kindergarten and basketball court. [italics mine - Ed.]
  

What is the source and validity of that latter statement? The Photo Archive of the Ghetto Fighters' House holds photographs (Cat. Nos. 44757/8/9) from February 1987 of construction work renovating the Great Synagogue of Vilna. -- Thank you, Deborahjay (talk) 09:17, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

This should be the Choral Synagogue, the only surviving in Vilnius. The Great one was razed to the ground and can only be rebuilt anew someday.Iulius (talk) 09:34, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Indeed, the photo and caption on the History of the Jews in Lithuania page show the Khorshul, as seen also in the Encyclopedia Judaica vol. 16, p. 146, fig. 8.

• Caption: The Khorshul (choral synagogue) on Zavalna Street, built c. 1890, the only synagogue left in Vilna after the Holocaust, photographed in the 1960s.
  

Comparing these to the GFH Archive photos, the facade (pediment-topped central arch flanked by two rose windows) convinces me it's the same building. I'll bring this to the archive director's attention. I'll also see about creating a page for the Choral Synagogue, for good measure. -- Many thanks, Deborahjay (talk) 13:01, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

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Destroyed by whom?

These comments (and questions) are based upon the 00:54, 23 March 2017‎ version of the article, which was the current (most recent) version when this ["Talk:" page] section ("Destroyed by whom?") was added.

The penultimate (second-to-last) paragraph of the Structure section of the article, begins by saying, [quote]:

The synagogue was partly destroyed by the Soviets^[1] during World War II.

...where the superscript hyperlink "[1]" points to footnote number "[1]".

At the end of the article, the list of "categories" includes: "Synagogues destroyed by Nazi Germany".

Are both correct? (Was it destroyed ["partly" or otherwise] by both?) ["the Soviets during World War II", and "Nazi Germany"] -- ? -- Or, is one of those, wrong / "in need of updating"?

I do not know the answer. I am just asking some questions. Any comments would be welcomed. --Mike Schwartz (talk) 22:30, 8 May 2017 (UTC)

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