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Uzhhorod Synagogue

Coordinates: 48°37′21″N 22°18′4″E / 48.62250°N 22.30111°E / 48.62250; 22.30111
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Uzhhorod Synagogue
Ukrainian: Ужгородська Синагога
The former synagogue, now concert hall,
in 2009
Religion
AffiliationOrthodox Judaism (former)
RiteNusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational status
Status
  • Abandoned and repossessed;
  • Repurposed (as a concert hall)
Location
LocationUzhhorod
CountryUkraine
Uzhhorod Synagogue is located in Ukraine
Uzhhorod Synagogue
Location of the former synagogue in Ukraine
Geographic coordinates48°37′21″N 22°18′4″E / 48.62250°N 22.30111°E / 48.62250; 22.30111
Architecture
Architect(s)
TypeSynagogue architecture
Style
Completed1904
Dome(s)One

The Uzhhorod Synagogue is a former Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Uzhhorod, in the present day Zakarpattia Oblast of western Ukraine. When it was established in 1904, it was located within the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The congregation worshipped in the Ashkenazi rite.

Acquired by the Soviet Government in 1947, the former synagogue building has been used as a concert hall.

Synagogue

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The synagogue was completed and dedicated on July 27, 1904. It was then part of the Lands of the Crown of St. Stephen within the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

The building was designed by the architects Gyula Papp and Ferenc Szabolcs,[1] in a flamboyant Romantic style that boldly intermingled Byzantine Revival and Moorish Revival architectural elements. The image of the Star of David on the central balcony of the building façade was a notable feature.[2]

Concert hall

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In 1944, after the destruction of the Carpathian Jews, the fate of the synagogue changed. In 1947, the Soviet government gave the synagogue to the USSR Ministry of Culture,[2] and the building has served as Uzhhorod's concert hall, prized for its acoustics. It has housed the Regional Philharmonic Society with the Transcarpathian Folk Choir.

All Jewish symbols were removed from the building,[2] although as of 2012 there was a plaque on the facade commemorating the 85,000 Jews from Zakarpattia Oblast who were murdered in The Holocaust. As of 2015, plans were announced to restore the glass dome with its mosaics.[3] However, by 2019 those plans were yet to be realised, with a local congregation occasionally using the former synagogue for Jewish events.[4]

See also

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  • Interior of Uzhhorod Synagogue in 2010
    Interior of Uzhhorod Synagogue in 2010
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Great Synagogue in Uzhhorod.

References

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  1. ^ "Glass Mosaic Ceiling of Uzhgorod Synagogue to be Restored". Jewish Heritage Europe. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Uzhgorod Synagogue". IGotoWorld.com. n.d. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Унікальна закарпатська філармонія". 21 channel (in Ukrainian). 7 April 2015. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2016 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ Kozloff, Nikolas (2 March 2019). "A Forgotten Moorish Synagogue Amidst Uzhgorod's Tangled Ethnic History". NKOZ photography. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
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