Great Synagogue (Shepetivka)
The Great Synagogue in Shepetivka in the Ukrainian Oblast of Khmelnytskyi was probably built in the first half of the 19th century. The building has been renovated and is in good condition.
history
The exact date of construction is unknown. An official approval is known from 1854; at that time these were often only granted retrospectively. The building was damaged in the First World War and a little later in the Russian Civil War . Repairs were carried out in 1926. Some stylistic elements of the extension have already been simplified. The synagogue was damaged again during World War II . After the war it was used again as a synagogue. The repairs have been further simplified over the years; So the previously curved gable was replaced by a pointed gable, windows were bricked up and new ones were broken through the walls in other places. All external features that suggested a synagogue have been eliminated.
A second floor has been added inside. A production facility for sauerkraut and other rooms were set up on the lower floor. The eastern part of the upper floor could be used for religious purposes from 1992.
Extensive renovations took place in the last few years (before 2020).
architecture
The synagogue in Shepetivka combines elements of baroque and classicism , as was common for many synagogues in Volhynia .
The building stands on a slope that slopes south to the Huska River . There is also a slightly lower two-story extension along the entire side, which presumably contained the women's prayer rooms.
The facade of the west side and the north side facing the city was divided into two levels; the upper level had arched windows and the ground floor had rectangular windows. In addition, pilasters divided the walls vertically. The gable was curved. During the renovations in the 1950s in particular, the facade and gable were considerably simplified and their ornaments were stripped of them.
The high, brick Torah shrine was in the middle of the eastern wall and, like the bima, is no longer there.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sergey R. Kravtsov, Vladimir Levin. Synagogues in Ukraine VOLHYNIA Vol. 2. Pages 639-651. The Center Of Jewish Art. ISBN 978-965-227-342-0 . All information about the synagogue
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Coordinates: 50 ° 10 ′ 12 ″ N , 27 ° 3 ′ 50 ″ E