Synagogue (Sharhorod)
The synagogue in Sharhorod , a Ukrainian city in Vinnytsia Oblast , was built in 1589, making it one of the oldest synagogues in Ukraine.
architecture
The synagogue was built as a military synagogue with walls one to two meters thick. The main room has a square floor plan of 15 x 15 m, which served as a prayer room for the men. On the north and west side there are extensions as prayer rooms for the women. The room is divided along the perimeter by four columns, which are decorated with stucco fragments from the 18th and 19th centuries.
history
During the Turkish occupation of Shargorod between 1674 and 1699, the synagogue was converted into a mosque and then, after the expulsion of the Turks, rebuilt into a synagogue in the 18th century. In the Soviet Union it was profaned in the 1930s and used as a beverage store.
In 2012 the synagogue building was returned to the small Jewish community.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://myshtetl.org/vinnitskaja/shargorod_en.html Year of construction, further information about the synagogue. Retrieved February 14, 2018
- ↑ http://www.burgenwelt.org/ukraine/scharhorod_wk/object.php Description of the interior. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ↑ https://ua.igotoworld.com/en/poi_object/66183_sinagoga.htm Description of the synagogue. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ↑ http://myshtetl.org/vinnitskaja/shargorod_en.html Synagogue as a drinks store; Returned 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2018