Great Synagogue (Zhovkva)
Appearance
Great Synagogue | |
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![]() Great Synagogue and Beit Midrash in Zhovkva, between 1900 and 1925 | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Judaism |
Rite | Nusach Ashkenaz |
Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue |
Status | Under restoration |
Location | |
Location | Vulytsya Zaporizʹka, Zhovkva, Lviv Raion, Lviv Oblast 80300 |
Country | Ukraine |
Location of the synagogue in Ukraine | |
Geographic coordinates | 50°5′N 23°56′E / 50.083°N 23.933°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Piotr Beber (Ukrainian: Петер Бебер) |
Type | Synagogue architecture |
Style | |
Funded by | John III Sobieski |
General contractor | Petro Beber |
Date established | 1624 (as a congregation) |
Completed | 1692 |
Destroyed | 1941 |
Materials | Stone |
[1][2][3][4] |
The Great Synagogue is a Jewish synagogue, located on Vulytsya Zaporizʹka , in Zhovkva (Zółkiew), in the Lviv Raion of Lviv Oblast, of Ukraine. It was built between 1692 and 1698 with a financial loan from King John III Sobieski, and was hence also known as the Sobieski Shul.[1]
Overview
[edit]As a fortress synagogue, the building's walls were 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) thick and it had a heavy door.[5]
The building's roof and most of its interior were destroyed during the Holocaust.[6] It was afterwards used as a warehouse. Partial rebuilding was carried out in 1955–1956 and 1992, but the synagogue has continued to deteriorate nonetheless.[1][6] It was included in the 2000 World Monuments Watch; and an approved restoration plan commenced from 2001.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Zakaliuzna, Bozhena; Kerzhner, Anatoliy. "Zhovkva: Guidebook". Shtetl Routes. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ Weiss, Aharon (2007). "Zholkva". In Berenbaum, Michael; Skolnik, Fred (eds.). Encyclopaedia Judaica (2nd ed.). Detroit: Macmillan Reference. ISBN 978-0-02-866097-4.
- ^ Boyko, O. (24 September 2011). "The synagogue in Zhovkva: history and architectural development" (PDF). Ukr.J.Phys.Opt. 12 (2). Lviv, Ukraine: Ukrzakhidproektrestavratsiya Institute: 18–46. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Gąsiorowski, Stefan (2010). "Zhovkva". The YIVO Encyclopeida of Jews in Eastern Europe. Translated by Chaim Chernikov. YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Zakaliuzna, Bozhena (2013). "Zhovkva - Cultural Heritage Card". Shtetl Routes. European Routes of Jewish Heritage. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ a b c "Zhovkva Synagogue". World Monuments Fund. 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
External links
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- "Zhovkva: History". Virtual Sztetl. POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews. 2017.
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- 1624 establishments in Europe
- 17th-century synagogues in Europe
- Baroque synagogues in Ukraine
- Fortress synagogues
- Jewish organizations established in 1624
- Renaissance architecture in Ukraine
- Renaissance synagogues
- Synagogues completed in 1692
- Synagogues in Ukraine destroyed by Nazi Germany
- Lviv Raion
- History of Lviv Oblast
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