List of synagogues in Ukraine

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The list of synagogues in Ukraine includes former and existing synagogues in present-day Ukraine . The year of completion is given for the year of construction; the years in italics are approximate values.

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city Oblast Surname Built Destroyed comment image
bar Vinnytsia Great synagogue 1717 1941 destroyed in WWII
1929/30
Bels Lviv Great synagogue 1834 1942 blown up in WWII
Circa 1905
Berdychiv Zhytomyr Choral Synagogue 1860 profane ,
protected cultural monument
2011
Berehove Transcarpathia Great synagogue 1890
Profaned in 1959, cultural center, concrete shell covers the former building
2018
Bereschany Ternopil Great synagogue 1718 used as a granary from 1939,
today in ruins
2005
Bereschany Ternopil Synagogues Cantors Synagoge
Reb Judels Synagoge
Tschortkower Klois Synagogue
Rabbi Mendele Synagoge
Berestechko Wolyn Great synagogue 1885 Profaned. Rebuilt and now a music school
2015
Bershad Vinnytsia synagogue 1820 Neither destroyed in World War II nor closed during the Soviet era.
2014
Bibrka Lviv Great synagogue 1821 After 1945 canning factory for many years,
now in ruins
2015
Bila Tserkva Kiev Great synagogue 1860 well preserved,
today teaching building
2018
Bilohirsk Crimea synagogue 1750 1942 destroyed in WWII
Between 1900 and 1910
Bolekhiv Ivano-Frankivsk Bolekhiv synagogue 1800 stands empty
2016
Brody Lviv Old synagogue 1742 expired
2016
Budaniw Ternopil Budaniv Synagogue 1850 expired
2018
Butschatsch Ternopil Great synagogue 1728 1945 damaged in World War II, later demolished
Around 1900
Busk Lviv Busk Synagogue 1843 Profaned,
protected cultural monument,
today residential building
2015
Kharkiv Kharkiv Choral Synagogue 1913 largest synagogue in Ukraine
2008
Chodoriv Lviv synagogue 1642 1941 wooden synagogue, destroyed in WWII
Between 1914 and 1918
Chust Transcarpathia Khust synagogue 1750 has been renovated in recent years
2009
Chernivtsi Chernivtsi Israelite temple 1878 Closed in 1940, later set on fire,
partially reconstructed in 1959 and used as a cinema
2013
Chernivtsi Chernivtsi Great synagogue 1853 In 1960 converted into a furniture factory
2014
Chernivtsi Chernivtsi Korn Synagogue 1900 Active synagogue
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Chernivtsi Chernivtsi Beit Tefillah Benjamin Synagogue 1923 Active synagogue
2018
Dnipro Dnepropetrovsk Golden Rose Synagogue 1865 1924 workers' club and warehouse.
1996 returned to the Jewish community
2015
Dolyna Ivano-Frankivsk Dolyna Synagogue (Ivano-Frankivsk) 1925 after renovation in 1993, today the Baptist Church
After 1993
Dolyna (Terebowlja) Ternopil Synagogue Dolyna (Ternopil) 1700 1941 wooden synagogue
destroyed in WW2
Circa 1925
Drohobych Lviv Choral Synagogue 1865 was dilapidated
from 2014 renovated
2015
Drohobych Lviv Osei Chesed Synagogue 1909 profane
2008
Dubno Rivne Dubno synagogue 1784 profaned
expires
2016
Horodenka Ivano-Frankivsk Horodenka synagogue 1743 now used as a gym
2018
Hussyatyn Ternopil Hussyatyn synagogue 1650 Badly damaged in the war, renovated in
1960 , museum has been in
disrepair since 1990
2008
Hwisdez Ivano-Frankivsk synagogue 1640 1941 wooden synagogue, damaged in World War I, burned down in 1941
Around 1940
Izyaslav Khmelnytskyi Isyaslav Great Synagogue 1600 Badly damaged in WWII.
After 1945 Boiler house
now almost in ruins
2014
Izyaslav Khmelnytskyi Isjaslav New Town Synagogue 1834 tonight school
2005
Ivano-Frankivsk Ivano-Frankivsk Stanisławów Synagogue 1890 1945 Storage room
1991 Partial return to the Jewish community
2010
Yaryshiv Vinnytsia synagogue 1750 1941 wooden synagogue, destroyed in WWII
1928
Kamianets-Podilskyi Khmelnytskyi synagogue 1850 today restaurant
2014
Kamyanka buska Lviv synagogue 1730 1941 wooden synagogue
destroyed in WW2
Before 1926
Kiev Kiev Podil Synagogue 1895 1929 Riding stables
again synagogue in 1945
2008
Kiev Kiev Brodsky Synagogue 1898 1929 Artists'
Club 1941 Horse stable
1955 Puppet theater
1997 Returned to the Jewish community
2007
Kiev Kiev Kenesa 1902 belonged to the Karaean community ,
no longer used as a synagogue from 1919/1926
2008
Kiev Kiev Halyzka Synagogue 1910 Closed as a synagogue in 1930.
Returned to the Jewish community in 2001
2012
Kovel Wolyn Great synagogue 1907 profaned, today a textile factory
2016
Kremenets Ternopil Great synagogue 1839 1941 destroyed in WWII
1925
Leschniw Lviv Great synagogue 1677 1941 Badly destroyed in the war,
later completely demolished
Before 1926
Lyuboml Wolyn Great synagogue 1510 1947 Demolished in 1947, although hardly destroyed in the war.
Circa 1930
Lukiw Wolyn synagogue 1781 1941
Before 1939
Lutsk Wolyn Great synagogue 1628 from 1942 partially destroyed
from 1970 renewed
today sports club clubhouse
2010
Lviv Lviv Golden rose 1582 1941 also known as the Taz Synagogue
or the Nachmanowicz Synagogue
2015
Lviv Lviv Great city synagogue 1801 1943
1909
Lviv Lviv Large suburban synagogue 1633 1941
1900
Lviv Lviv Beit Chasidim Synagogue 1791 1941
1918
Lviv Lviv Hasidic synagogue 1844 also known as Jakob Glanzer Schul
1941 used as a warehouse
after 1945 synagogue again
from 1962 gymnasium
from 1990 Jewish cultural center
2008
Lviv Lviv Temple synagogue 1845 1941
Between 1900 and 1908
Lviv Lviv Tsori Gilod Synagogue 1925 1941 used as a horse stable,
then a department store
after 1989 returned to the Jewish community
2006
Medjybish Khmelnytskyi BaH synagogue 1612 1941 set on fire in WWII; 1950 remains torn down.
1935
Mynkiwzi Khmelnytskyi synagogue 1776 1941 wooden synagogue, destroyed in WWII.
Circa 1920
Novoselytsia Chernivtsi New Great Synagogue 1919 Stands empty. Particularly beautiful wall and ceiling paintings
2019
Odessa Odessa Or Sameach Synagogue 1855 from 1923 used as a museum, music theater, sports hall.
1996 returned to the Jewish community
2011
Odessa Odessa Bejt Chabat Synagogue 1893
2013
Odessa Odessa Brodsky Synagogue 1863 after 1925 used as the “Rosa Luxemburg” workers' club,
later city archives,
returned to the Jewish community in 2016
2014
Odessa Odessa Kenesa Synagogue 1895
Between 1901 and 1906
Odessa Odessa Nachlas Elieser Synagogue 1890
2014
Olyka Wolyn Great synagogue 1879 1942 wooden synagogue;
destroyed between 1942 and 1945.
1925
Ostroh Rivne Great Maharscha Synagogue 1627 Badly damaged in 1941;
after 1945 warehouse;
ruin today.
2017
Pechenishyn Ivano-Frankivsk synagogue 1793 1914 wooden synagogue;
Burned down by Russian soldiers in World War I
Between 1910 and 1913
Pidhajzi Ternopil synagogue 1648 ruin today
2012
Pohrebyschtsche Vinnytsia synagogue 1690 1941 wooden synagogue
no longer exists today
Circa 1906
Radomyshl Zhytomyr synagogue 1887 1930 Damaged in a fire in 1926; demolished in the 1930s
Around 1900
Sadagora Chernivtsi Hasidic synagogue 1881 also known as Rebbes Klois ,
restored in 2016
Circa 1914
Sadagora Chernivtsi Great synagogue 1830 converted into a clothing factory in the 1950s.
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Zassiv Lviv synagogue 1790 ??? wooden synagogue; no longer exists today
Drawing of the synagogue (1902)
Sataniv Khmelnytskyi Sataniv Synagogue 1514 perhaps the oldest surviving synagogue in Ukraine;
from 1933 warehouse;
was almost dilapidated;
renovated from 2012.
2015
Sharhorod Vinnytsia Sharhorod Synagogue 1589 one of the oldest synagogues in Ukraine;
from 1674–1699 mosque;
after 1930 drinks warehouse;
2012 return
2010
Shepetivka Khmelnytskyi Great synagogue 1825 Carefully restored
2019
Zhidnytsia Lviv Zhidnytsia Synagogue 1880 only wooden synagogue in Ukraine that still exists today
2011
Shovkva Lviv Sobieski Synagogue 1698 1941 ,
after 1945, the department store is
now a ruin
2008
Sokal Lviv Great synagogue 1700 Destroyed in World War II, now in ruins
2014
Sokal Lviv New synagogue 1890 Profaned
2013
Starokostjantyniv Khmelnytskyi Great synagogue 1625 1941 Closed
in the mid-1930s, destroyed in World War II
1900
Stryj Lviv synagogue 1817 ruin today
Stryj 2015
Ternopil Ternopil Old synagogue 1623 1944 Set on fire in 1941; Destroyed for good in 1944
1908
Torhovytsia Rivne Torhovytsia 1820 1941 burned down in WW II
Circa 1930
Topory Lviv Great synagogue 1700 today warehouse
2013
Chortkiv Ternopil Old synagogue 1771 devastated in WWII
2016
Chortkiv Ternopil Hasidic synagogue 1909 devastated in WWII
2011
Uzhhorod Transcarpathia Uzhhorod synagogue 1910 profaned,
today a concert hall, a
protected cultural monument
2007
Velykyi Bereznyj Transcarpathia synagogue
Circa 1920
Welyki Mosty Lviv synagogue 1900 After 1945 warehouse.
ruin today
2014
Volodymyr-Wolynskyi Wolyn Great synagogue 1801 1942 Set on fire in WWII and badly damaged,
ruin torn down around 1950
Between 1921 and 1924

Web links

literature

  • Maria and Kazimierz Piechotka: Landscape With Menorah: Jews in the towns and cities of the former Rzeczpospolita of Poland and Lithuania. Salix alba Press, Warsaw 2015, ISBN 978-83-930937-7-9 .
  • Maria and Kazimierz Piechotka: Heaven's Gates. Wooden synagogues in the territories of the former Polish-Lithuanian Commenwealth. Polish Institute of World Art Studies & POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Warsaw 2015, ISBN 978-83-942048-6-0 .
  • Maria and Kazimierz Piechotka: Heaven's Gates. Masonry synagogues in the territories of the former Polish – Lithuanian Commonwealth. Polish Institute of World Art Studies & POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Warsaw 2017, ISBN 978-83-949149-5-0 .
  • Sergey R. Kravtsov, Vladimir Levin. Synagogues in Ukraine VOLHYNIA. Vol. 1 and 2. Zalman Shazar Center for Study, Jerusalem 2018, ISBN 978-965-227-342-0 .