Galitska Synagogue

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The Galitska Synagogue is a synagogue in Kiev, Ukraine.

History

The synagouge was built in 1909 in a Moorish style. The facade is neo-romanticist, with neo-Byzantine elements. The building was devastated during the World War II by Nazis. For the next fifty years it was used an ammunition storage. It was renovated in 2001 and it is still active today.

Gallery

External links

* http://www.europeanjewishfund.org/index.php?/member_communities/ukraine/
* http://www.judaica.kiev.ua/eng/programs-Eng-06/Commun.htm#01
* http://www.ncsj.org/AuxPages/Wkly060811.pdf
* http://www.vaadua.org/ReportsEngl/2004engl.htm