Great Synagogue (Zhovkva)

Great Synagogue
Great Synagogue
	Great Synagogue and Beit Midrash in Zhovkva,; between 1900 and 1925
Religion
Affiliation	Judaism
Rite	Nusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue
Status	Under restoration
Location
Location	Vulytsya Zaporizʹka, Zhovkva, Lviv Raion, Lviv Oblast 80300
Country	Ukraine
	Location of the synagogue in Ukraine
Geographic coordinates	50°5′N 23°56′E / 50.083°N 23.933°E
Architecture
Architect(s)	Piotr Beber; (Ukrainian: Петер Бебер)
Type	Synagogue architecture
Style	Fortress synagogue; Renaissance; Baroque;
Funded by	John III Sobieski
General contractor	Petro Beber
Date established	1624 (as a congregation)
Completed	1692
Destroyed	1941
Materials	Stone

The Great Synagogue is a Jewish synagogue, located on Vulytsya Zaporizʹka , in Zhovkva (Zółkiew), in the Lviv Raion of Lviv Oblast, of Ukraine. It was built between 1692 and 1698 with a financial loan from King John III Sobieski, and was hence also known as the Sobieski Shul.^[1]

Overview

As a fortress synagogue, the building's walls were 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) thick and it had a heavy door.^[5]

The building's roof and most of its interior were destroyed during the Holocaust.^[6] It was afterwards used as a warehouse. Partial rebuilding was carried out in 1955–1956 and 1992, but the synagogue has continued to deteriorate nonetheless.^[1]^[6] It was included in the 2000 World Monuments Watch; and an approved restoration plan commenced from 2001.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Zakaliuzna, Bozhena; Kerzhner, Anatoliy. "Zhovkva: Guidebook". Shtetl Routes. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
^ Weiss, Aharon (2007). "Zholkva". In Berenbaum, Michael; Skolnik, Fred (eds.). Encyclopaedia Judaica (2nd ed.). Detroit: Macmillan Reference. ISBN 978-0-02-866097-4.
^ Boyko, O. (24 September 2011). "The synagogue in Zhovkva: history and architectural development" (PDF). Ukr.J.Phys.Opt. 12 (2). Lviv, Ukraine: Ukrzakhidproektrestavratsiya Institute: 18–46. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
^ Gąsiorowski, Stefan (2010). "Zhovkva". The YIVO Encyclopeida of Jews in Eastern Europe. Translated by Chaim Chernikov. YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
^ Zakaliuzna, Bozhena (2013). "Zhovkva - Cultural Heritage Card". Shtetl Routes. European Routes of Jewish Heritage. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Zhovkva Synagogue". World Monuments Fund. 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.