Synagogue (Bershad)
The synagogue in Bershad , a Ukrainian city in Vinnytsia Oblast , was built at the beginning of the 19th century. It is one of the few synagogues in Ukraine that was not destroyed in World War II and was not closed afterwards in the Soviet Union . It is still used today by the small Jewish community. The synagogue should not be confused with the magnificent Great Synagogue , which no longer exists.
architecture
The whitewashed structure made of beams and wickerwork with a layer of clay, even if it is larger, gives the impression of a typical rural building for the area. The external dimensions are approximately 21 × 12 m. The height is approximately 3.30 m to the roof ledge and 6 m to the gable.
Inside, it is divided into two parts: the main room (men's prayer room), which is one-story, and a two-story part. This contains the women's prayer room and probably also housed living rooms. The division into two can also be seen in the outer windowing.
Two rows of wooden beams support the ceiling. The bimah stands on a small podium in the center of the prayer room; four wooden pillars at the corners also reach the ceiling. It is decorated there with a Star of David and an inscription.
The Torah shrine is a carved small closet. There is no niche for the shrine.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://myshtetl.org/vinnitskaja/bershad_en.html image Great Synagogue; accessed on February 22, 2019
- ↑ http://cja.huji.ac.il/browser.php?mode=set&id=16130 main description. Retrieved February 22, 2019
Web links
- http://www.eylonconsulting.com/bukovina/blog/?p=907 images; many from inside. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- http://twotzaddiks.org/part4.html Pictures, also from the inside. Retrieved February 22, 2019.