Great Choral Synagogue
Religion
Affiliation	Orthodox Judaism
Leadership	Rabbi Yaakov Dov Bleich
Status	Active
Location
Location	Schekovytska 29, Podil Kyiv, Ukraine
Architecture
Architect(s)	1895 - Nikolay Gardenin[citation needed] 1915 - Valerian Rykov[1]
Style	Moorish Revival
Completed	1895
Dome(s)	1

The Great Choral Synagogue of Kyiv, also known as the Podil Synagogue or the Rozenberg Synagogue, is the oldest synagogue in Kyiv, Ukraine. It is situated in Podil, a historic neighborhood of Kyiv, and is under the leadership of Rabbi Yaakov Bleich, who is the Chief Rabbi of Kyiv and of Ukraine.

History

The Aesopian synagogue was built in 1895.^[2] It was designed in Neo-Moorish style by Nikolay Gordenin. Gabriel Yakob Rozenberg, a merchant, financed the building.^[2] In 1915 the building was reconstructed by Valerian Rykov. The reconstruction was financed by Vladimir Ginzburg, a nephew of Rozenberg.

In 1929, the synagogue was closed. During the German occupation of Kyiv in World War II, the Nazis converted the building into a horse stable.^[3]

Since 1945, the building has again been used as a synagogue. In 1992, Rabbi Yaakov Bleich Chief Rabbi of kyiv and Ukraine was appointed rabbi of the Great Choral Synagogue.

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  The Holy Ark of the synagogue
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  A stained glass window
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  Interior
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  Outside