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Great Synagogue
The former synagogue, c. 1900
Religion
Affiliation	Orthodox Judaism (former)
Rite	Nusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Synagogue (c. 1890s–1959) Theater and cultural center (since 1959)
Status	Abandoned (as a synagogue); Repurposed (as a theater and cultural center)
Location
Location	Berehove, Zakarpattia Oblast
Country	Ukraine
Location of the former syanguge in Ukraine
Geographic coordinates	48°12′23.40″N 22°38′29.94″E / 48.2065000°N 22.6416500°E / 48.2065000; 22.6416500
Architecture
Completed	c. 1890s
Materials	Brick

The Great Synagoge is a former Orthodox Jewish synagogue, located in Berehove, in the Zakarpattia Oblast of Ukraine. The former synagogue was completed in the late 19th century and the congregation worshipped in the Ashkenazi rite.

The building has been used as a theater and cultural center since 1959.

History

It was not destroyed during World War II and used as a synagogue until 1959, when it was confiscated by the Soviet authorities. The interior was converted into a theatre and cultural centre. A concrete shell was built around the building; though the original building was kept intact, it could no longer be seen. Today the facade of it is covered with a huge drapery, showing a picture of the original facade.

In 2022 it was announced that the shell would be dismantled and the facade of the synagogue restored. A completion date of late 2024 was estimated.

Gallery

• Former synagogue, with the shell
• Former synagogue, with the shell, in 2018

See also

• History of the Jews in Ukraine
• List of synagogues in Ukraine

References

1. "Berehove — Worth seeing". Karpaty.info. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
2. "Beregovo". Jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
3. "Berehove/Berehovo/Beregszasz". Dbs.bh.org.il. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
4. "Ukraine: Joint Hungarian-Ukrainian project will remove Soviet-era concrete shell and renovate former Great Synagogue of Beregszász/Berehove". Jewish Heritage Europe. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
5. "State Secy: Hungary, Ukraine to Jointly Refurbish Berehove Great Synagogue". Hungary Today. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2024.

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