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Volgograd Synagogue

Coordinates: 48°41′47″N 44°30′32″E / 48.6964°N 44.5089°E / 48.6964; 44.5089
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Volgograd Synagogue
The synagogue in 2012
Religion
AffiliationJudaism
RiteNusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusSynagogue (1888–1930); (then since 1999)
StatusActive
Location
Location2 Balahinskaia Street, Voroshilovskiy District, Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast
CountryRussia
Volgograd Synagogue is located in Volgograd Oblast
Volgograd Synagogue
Location of the synagogue in Volgograd Oblast
Geographic coordinates48°41′47″N 44°30′32″E / 48.6964°N 44.5089°E / 48.6964; 44.5089
Architecture
TypeSynagogue architecture
Completed1888; 1999 restoration
MaterialsBrick
Website
eaicy-dar.ru (in Russian)
Invalid designation
Official nameBeit David Synagogue
TypeMonument
CriteriaRegional significance
Reference no.3400000285
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The Volgograd Synagogue, also known as the Beit David Synagogue in Volgograd,[1] is an historic Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 2 Balahinskaia Street, in the Voroshilovskiy District of the city of Volgograd, Russia. Completed in 1888 in the city then called Tsaritsyn, the synagogue was destroyed during the Battle of Stalingrad after the invasion of German forces, and rebuilt after World War II.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Beit David Synagogue in Volgograd". Historic Synagogues of Europe. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "Volgograd". FJC: Communities. Archived from the original on June 17, 2011.
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