The Tsori Gilod Synagogue, known in more recent times as Beis Aharon V'Yisrael Synagogue (transliterated from Hebrew as "The House of Aaron and Israel"[5]), is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue, located at 4 Brativ Mikhnovskykh Street, in Lviv, in the Lviv Oblast of Ukraine.

Tsori Gilod Synagogue
The synagogue façade in 2008
Religion
AffiliationOrthodox Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organisational status
  • Synagogue (1925–1939)
  • Stables (1939–1945)
  • Warehouse (1945–1989)
  • Synagogue (since 1989)
OwnershipBeis Aharon V’Yisrae community
StatusActive
Notable artworkMurals by:
  • Maurycy and Eryk Fleck (attrib.)
  • Maximilian Kugel (Mykhailo Kuhel)
Location
Location4 Brativ Mikhnovskykh Street, Lviv, Lviv Oblast 79018
CountryUkraine
Tsori Gilod Synagogue is located in Ukraine
Tsori Gilod Synagogue
Location of the synagogue in Ukraine
Geographic coordinates49°50′17″N 24°00′16″E / 49.83806°N 24.00444°E / 49.83806; 24.00444
Architecture
Architect(s)Albert Kornblüth
TypeSynagogue architecture
Style
Completed1925
MaterialsBrick
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History

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The Tsori Gilod Synagogue is the only remaining functioning synagogues in Lviv.[6]

Designed by Albert Kornblüth in the Baroque style, the synagogue was completed in 1925. The construction was financed by Jewish charity "Tsori Gilod" (Polish: Cori Gilod; transliterated from Hebrew as "Healing Balm"[2]), and was designed to accommodate 384 worshipers.[7]

During World War II, the synaoguge building was repurposed by the Nazis as a horse stable. After 1945, under the Soviet regime, the synagogue was used as a warehouse.

In 1989, the building was returned to the Jewish community. It was renovated from 1995 to 1997, and again from 1999 to 2000. In 2004–5, under the initiative of HGSS Friends of Lviv (a charity associated with Hampstead Garden Suburb Synagogue in London), and with substantial funding from the Rohr family of New York and Miami, it underwent a major interior renovation under the direction of architect Aron Ostreicher. At the same time the magnificent artwork on the walls and ceilings was restored. These murals of the synagogue are some of the few surviving synagogue paintings in Ukraine. Unfortunately, due to an unprofessional renovation they have lost a touch of the author's soul and their authentic values.[8]

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References

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  1. ^ "The Tsori Gilead Synagogue in Lviv (4 Brativ Mikhnovskykh Street)". Virtual Shtetl. Warsaw, Poland: POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews. 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b Boyko, Oksana (n.d.). "VUL. BRATIV MIKHNOVSKYKH – FORMER "TSORI HILYOD" SYNAGOGUE". Lviv Interactive. Lviv, Ukraine. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Tsori Gilad Synagogue in Lviv". Religiana. n.d. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  4. ^ Bailey, Gauvin Alexander (15 March 2022). "Ukraine: Heritage buildings, if destroyed, can be rebuilt but never replaced". Queen's Gazette. Canada: Department of Art History & Art Conservation. Queen's University. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Tsori Gilod Synagogue". Lviv Official Tourism. Lviv, Ukraine. 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  6. ^ Herrmann, Christian (24 February 2014). "At the ned of the journey". Vanished World. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  7. ^ "History of the building". Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Murals". Retrieved 22 May 2018.
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