Husiatyn Synagogue
Encyclopedia
The Husiatyn Synagogue is a former synagogue in Husiatyn
, Galicia, Ukraine
.
The synagogue is a rare example of a sixteenth-century "Fortress synagogue
" built in Renaissance style.
S. Ansky
describes it as "one of the lovliest and most splendid in Galicia." Omer Bartov
describes the synagogue as "exquisite."
In 1972 the standing ruin was renovated and turned into a museum. Today, the roof has collapsed and the building stands vacant.
Husiatyn
Husiatyn is a town in the Ternopil Oblast of western Ukraine. Alternate spellings include Gusyatin, Husyatin, and Hsiatyn. Husiatyn is the administrative center of the Husiatyn Raion , and is located on the west bank of the Zbruch River...
, Galicia, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
.
The synagogue is a rare example of a sixteenth-century "Fortress synagogue
Fortress synagogue
Fortress synagogues are synagogues built to withstand attack while protecting the lives of people sheltering within them.Fortress synagogues first appear in the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth in the sixteenth century at a time of frequent invasions from the east by Ottoman, Russian and Walachian...
" built in Renaissance style.
S. Ansky
S. Ansky
Shloyme Zanvl Rappoport , known by his pseudonym S. Ansky , was a Russian Jewish author, playwright, and researcher of Jewish folklore....
describes it as "one of the lovliest and most splendid in Galicia." Omer Bartov
Omer Bartov
Omer Bartov is the John P. Birkelund Distinguished Professor of European History and Professor of History and Professor of German Studies at Brown University....
describes the synagogue as "exquisite."
In 1972 the standing ruin was renovated and turned into a museum. Today, the roof has collapsed and the building stands vacant.
