Lutsk Synagogue
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The Great Synagogue of Lutsk is a synagogue in Lutsk
in western Ukraine
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Built in 1626, it is an example of a fortress synagogue
, built both to serve as a house of prayer, and as a refuge in violent times.
Lutsk
Lutsk is a city located by the Styr River in northwestern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Volyn Oblast and the administrative center of the surrounding Lutskyi Raion within the oblast...
in western 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...
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Built in 1626, it is an example of a 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 both to serve as a house of prayer, and as a refuge in violent times.