Husiatyn Synagogue

The Husiatyn Synagogue (Festungs-Schule) is a former 16th-century synagogue in Husiatyn, Galicia, Ukraine.

Husiatyn Synagogue
Religion
AffiliationJudaism
Location
LocationUkraine Husiatyn, Ukraine

The synagogue is a rare example of a Renaissance "fortress synagogue"[1] built under the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1654.[2][3]

S. Ansky describes it as "one of the loveliest and most splendid in Galicia."[4] Omer Bartov describes the synagogue as "exquisite."[5]

Damaged during and after World War II, in 1972 the standing ruin was renovated and turned into a museum.[6][7] Today, the roof has collapsed and the building stands vacant.

See also

References
  1. Erased: Vanishing Traces of Jewish Galicia in Present-day Ukraine, By Omer Bartov, Princeton University Press, 2007, p. 105 ff.
  2. "Pds Sso". Digital.cjh.org. Archived from the original on 2020-02-19. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  3. "Ukraine synagogues part 1 – Jewish postcards".
  4. The Enemy at His Pleasure: A Journey Through the Jewish Pale of Settlement During World War I, By S. An-Ski, S. Ansky, Translated by Joachim Neugroschel, Macmillan, 2003 p. 253
  5. Bartov, Omer (2007). Erased: Vanishing Traces of Jewish Galicia in Present-day Ukraine. Princeton University Press. p. 105 ff.
  6. "Synagogye". Judaica.kiev.ua. Archived from the original on 2012-02-11. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  7. "Deteriorating Husiatyn, Ukraine fortress synagogue is for rent". Jewish Heritage Europe. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
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