Husiatyn Synagogue

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Husiatyn Synagogue

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

The synagogue is a rare example of a sixteenth-century "Fortress synagogue"[1] built in Renaissance style.[2]

S. Ansky describes it as "one of the lovliest and most splendid in Galicia." [3] Omer Bartov describes the synagogue as "exquisite." [4]

In 1972 the standing ruin was renovated and turned into a museum.[5] Today, the roof has collapsed and the building stands vacant.

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References

  1. ↑ Erased: Vanishing Traces of Jewish Galicia in Present-day Ukraine, By Omer Bartov, Princeton University Press, 2007, p. 105 ff.
  2. ↑ Center for Jewish Historyhttp://digital.cjh.org/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=300712&local_base=GEN01
  3. ↑ 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
  4. ↑ Erased: Vanishing Traces of Jewish Galicia in Present-day Ukraine, By Omer Bartov, Princeton University Press, 2007, p. 105 ff.
  5. ↑ Synagogues of Ukraine [of http://www.judaica.kiev.ua/eng/MuseumEngl/sinag/sinagTXT.htm]

Coordinates: 49°04′24″N 26°12′31″E / 49.07333°N 26.20861°E / 49.07333; 26.20861

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