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Golden Rose Synagogue (Dnipro)

Coordinates: 48°27′50″N 35°03′11″E / 48.46389°N 35.05306°E / 48.46389; 35.05306
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Golden Rose Synagogue
Ukrainian: Дніпровська Хоральна Синагога «Золота Роза»
The synagogue in 2023
with adjacent shopping center
Religion
AffiliationOrthodox Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organisational status
  • Synagogue (1868–1924)
  • Workers' club and warehouse (1924–1996)
  • Synagogue (since 1999)
StatusActive
Location
LocationKotsyubinskiy Street, Dnipro
CountryUkraine
Golden Rose Synagogue (Dnipro) is located in Ukraine
Golden Rose Synagogue (Dnipro)
Location of the synagogue in Ukraine
Geographic coordinates48°27′50″N 35°03′11″E / 48.46389°N 35.05306°E / 48.46389; 35.05306
Architecture
Architect(s)
TypeSynagogue architecture
Completed1868

The Golden Rose Synagogue (Ukrainian: Дніпровська Хоральна Синагога «Золота Роза») is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue, located on Kotsyubinskiy Street/Sholom Aleichem Street, in Dnipro, Ukraine.

History

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The Golden Rose synagogue was built in 1868 (when Dnipro was named Yekaterinoslav).[1] In 1924 the building was used as a workers' club and a warehouse and above the portice a seal of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was located in place of the Magen David. In 1996 the building was returned to the Jewish community. In 1999 the reconstruction began, following the design by a local Jewish architect, A. Dolnik. Frank Meisler, an Israeli artist, designed the foyer, the prayer hall and the Holy Ark.

Above the sanctuary entrance is a representation of golden roses, made by Meisler.

A small rotunda between the lobby and sanctuary is decorated with the first line of the Sh’ma Israel prayer. The first words of Sh'ma Israel in Hebrew are at left, but the first words in Russian are at right. The two versions continue around the rotunda until the last words in Russian and Hebrew meet on the opposite side. The doors to the Aaron haKodesh illustrate the Ten Commandments.

A Jewish community center, called the Menorah center, with a library, soup kitchen, classrooms, offices, and a museum called "Tkumah" (rebirth) was opened adjacent to the synagogue in October 2012.[2] A major shopping center, estimated in 2007 to be one of the largest shopping malls in all of Europe, borders three sides of the synagogue building.[3]

The Director of the Jewish Community of Dnipro is Vyacheslav Brez. The Chief Rabbi of Dnipro is Shmuel Kaminetsky. The congregation is a leading member of the Federation of the Jewish Communities of Ukraine.[3][4]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ukraine synagogues part 1". Jewish postcards.[failed verification]
  2. ^ Shulman, Ian (15 January 2013). ""World's biggest Jewish community center opens in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine"". Jewish Journal. Archived from the original on 5 March 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Historic Synagogue Endures in Face of Modern Construction". FJC News. Russia: Federation of the Jewish Communities of the CIS. 28 November 2007. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2008.
  4. ^ "UKRAINE PRESIDENT LEONID KUCHMA TO THE HEADS OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY; "I DREAM OF RETURNING THE JEWS TO UKRAINE"". Global Jewish Agenda. 1 (33). 14 September 2000. Archived from the original on 29 February 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2008.
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