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Overview
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The Oryol Synagogue (Russian: Орловская синагога) is a Jewish building in the city of Oryol, the only synagogue in the city and its suburbs.
History
[edit]In 1880, more than 500 Jews lived in Oriol. The first Jewish synagogue was opened in 1876 on Moskovskaya Street (the building has not been preserved). Until then, the Jewish religious community numbered about two hundred people.
In 1880, a group of Jews petitioned to open a second synagogue. Their dissatisfaction with the existing is reflected in the fact that among the members of the community, there was hostility and suspicion towards the Hasidic movement that arose at that time. In this regard, a complaint was submitted to the Imperial Ministry of the Interior against the Hasidic rabbi.
In 1905, at 2 Nikitaskaya Street (now Sovietskaya), a mikveh was built, divided into a men's wing and a women's wing. In 1909, with the help of the community, they began building a Jewish house of prayer - a synagogue. The project was carried out by the district engineer with the participation of the city architect. The construction was completed on Passover in 1911, and the official opening took place in 1912. After a little more than ten years, in the spring of 1923, the Soviet regime closed the synagogue.
In different years, various organizations such as the labor exchange, fire department, police, school, flying club, workshop, college and the local branch of the company for aid and construction of chemical and air defense have been housed in the building. The building was badly damaged in the years of World War II and also as a result of many renovations and reconstructions, it completely lost its interior outline and the dome that adorned it was not preserved.
In 1945, a new synagogue was opened on Sacco and Vancetti streets, which was attended by up to 150 people during the holidays.
Not far from the synagogue, on the right bank of the Oka River, was a Jewish cemetery (behind a plaster factory on the highway to Moscow), which operated from the 1940s until it was closed in 1962.
In 1992, the Jewish religious community was re-established in the city. Following litigation regarding the ownership of the building, between the Jews of the city and the Oryol district government, the parties reached a compromise in March 2016 and on November 21, the synagogue building was returned to the Jewish community of Oryol.
In the decision of the local council, dated July 6, 1993, the synagogue building was included in the government register of buildings with cultural and regional heritage. This means that the building must not be destroyed and must be preserved.
External Links
[edit]Media and files about the Oryol Synagogue at Wikishare