Brodsky Synagogue (Odesa)
Former synagogue in Odesa, Ukraine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Brodsky Synagogue is a Reform[2][lower-alpha 1] Jewish synagogue, located at Zhukovskoho Street 18, in Odesa, Ukraine.
Brodsky Synagogue | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Reform Judaism |
Ecclesiastical or organisational status |
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Year consecrated | 10 April 1868 |
Status | Under restoration |
Location | |
Location | Zhukovskoho Street 18, Odesa 65000 |
Country | Ukraine |
Location of the synagogue in Ukraine | |
Geographic coordinates | 46°28′47″N 30°44′31″E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Joseph N. Kollovich (Osip Kolovich) |
Type | Synagogue architecture |
Style | |
Date established | 1840s (as a congregation) |
Groundbreaking | 1863 (1863) |
Completed | 1868 |
Specifications | |
Dome(s) | Four |
Materials | Limestone |
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Completed in 1868 by Jews from Brody, it was the first Reform synagogue and the first with an organ in the then Russian Empire, and the largest synagogue in what is now south Ukraine. The synagogue operated until 1920,[lower-alpha 2] when it was closed by Soviet authorities and subsequently converted into Soviet government administration use as the Odessa State Archives. In 2016, the synagogue was handed back to the Jewish community to restore the building as an Orthodox synagogue and Jewish history museum.
During the peak of its activity, the synagogue attracted people came from all over the world to hear cantors sing.[2][4][5][6]