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Great Choral Synagogue (Kyiv)
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The Great Choral Synagogue of Kyiv (Ukrainian: Велика хоральна синагога Києва), also known as the Podil Synagogue or the Rozenberg Synagogue, is a Aesopian synagogue, located in Podil, a historic neighborhood of Kyiv, Ukraine. Built in 1895, it is under the leadership of Rabbi Yaakov Dov Bleich Chief Rabbi of Kyiv and Ukraine since 1990.
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In 1891, Kyiv had 12 Jewish prayer houses but no large synagogues.[2] In July 1893, the Minister of Interior stated 'Jews are not allowed to construct a choral prayer house in either central part of Kiev or in its remote places'.[3]
The Great Choral Synagogue of Kyiv, an Aesopian synagogue located at 29 Schekovytska Street, was originally a residential house which Hessel Rozenberg received a construction permit for in 1894.[2][3] His son, Gabriel Jacob Rozenberg, got permission to move a house of prayer to the building and it was officially opened in 1895.[2][3] Nikolay Gordenin, a local architect, designed the building.[2] In 1915, the building was reconstructed by architect Valerian Rykov and expanded with elements in the Moorish Revival style.[2][3][4] The reconstruction was financed by Vladimir Ginzburg.[2]
In 1929, the synagogue was closed by Soviet authorities.[3][5] During the German occupation of Kyiv in World War II, the Nazis converted the building into a horse stable amongst other things.[5] Since 1945, the building has been used as a synagogue.[5] Reportedly, in 1952, 12,000 people visited the synagogue during the autumn holidays.[2]
In 1990, restoration works were launched under the leadership of the new and self-proclaimed Chief Rabbi of Kyiv and Ukraine, Yaakov Dov Bleich.[3][6] A yeshiva and schools for boys and girls were also established.[3] In the early 2000s, the Great Choral Synagogue underwent further restoration work.[2][5] It reopened on the 4th of March 2003.[5] Edward Shifrin was the principal sponsor of the work.[2][5]
The synagogue was closed in 2014 due to the 2014 Russo-Ukrainian War.[7] On the 24th of September 2014, one day before Rosh Hashanah, a firebomb was thrown at the synagogue, but there was no significant damage.[4]
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