Great Choral Synagogue (Kyiv)

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

For similarly named synagogues, see Choral Synagogue and Great Synagogue.
Great Choral Synagogue
Religion
AffiliationOrthodox Judaism
LeadershipRabbi Yaakov Dov Bleich
StatusActive
Location
LocationSchekovytska 29, Podil
Kyiv, Ukraine
Architecture
Architect(s)1895 - Nikolay Gardenin
1915 - Valerian Rykov[1]
StyleMoorish Revival
Completed1895
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.

See also
  • History of the Jews in Kyiv

References
  1. Synagogue in Podil 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.

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