Halytska Synagogue

Halytska Synagogue
The restored synagogue in 2012
Religion
AffiliationOrthodox Judaism
RiteNusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational status
  • Synagogue (1910–1930)
  • Workers' canteen (1930s–c. 2000)
  • Synagogue (since 2004)
OwnershipRabbi Yaakov Bleich Chief Rabbi of Ukraine
LeadershipRabbi Yaakov Bleich Chief Rabbi of Ukraine
StatusActive
Location
Location97a Zhylianska Street, Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast
CountryUkraine
Halytska Synagogue is located in Ukraine
Halytska Synagogue
Location of the synagogue in Ukraine
Geographic coordinates50°26′45″N 30°29′17″E / 50.44583°N 30.48806°E / 50.44583; 30.48806
Architecture
Architect(s)Fedir Mefodiovich Oltarzhevsky
TypeAesopian synagogue architecture
Style
Completed1909; 2004 (restoration)

The Halytska Synagogue, also called the Galitska Synagogue or Beit Yaakov Shul, is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue, located at 97a Zhylianska Street, in Kyiv, in the Kyiv Oblast of Ukraine. The congregation worships in the Ashkenazi rite.[1]

History

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The Aesopian synagogue was built in 1909 in a Moorish Revival style. The façade is Romanesque Revival, with Byzantine Revival elements. The building was devastated during the World War II by Nazis. For the next fifty years it was used as a workers' canteen of the "Transsignal" electrotechnical plant.

From 2002 to 2004, the building was restored[2] and, as of February 2022, it was reported as being active.[3] Since the synagogue's restoration, the Jewish Agency established Midrasha Tzionit, a learning center located at the synagogue. The Zionist learning center has afternoon and evening courses on key aspects of Jewish history, tradition, and ideology, including Hebrew and Tanakh classes.[4][5]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Halytska (Beit Yaakov) Synagogue in Kyiv". Historic Synagogues of Europe. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art. Hebrew University of Jerusalem. 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Galitska Synagogue in Kyiv (97a Zhylianska Street)". Virtual Shtetl. Poland: POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews. 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Our Mishpocha In Ukraine". Marc's Remarks. Tigard, Oregon, USA: Jewish Federation of Greater Portland. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  4. ^ Goldschmidt, R. Pinchas (4 February 2011). "Jewish Religious Education In The CIS: History and Development Trends". Jews in Eurasia. Moscow: Euro-Asian Jewish Congress. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  5. ^ "RABBI ELISHA HENKIN: THE ALMIGHTY WAS THE FIRST ZIONIST". Jewish News. The Jewish Agency for Israel. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
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