Synagogue
Synagogue
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Location
33 Vaja Pshavela St
Batumi, Adjara
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Batumi Synagogue – Synagogue in Batumi, Adjara. It was built in 1904 by the architect Semyon Vulkovich. History At the beginning of the XIX century, local Jews delivered a petition to the Russian Emperor Nicholas II to give them permission in order to build a synagogue. After getting permission, they started to build the construction of “Ashkenazi‘’(Jewish). The building of the stone synagogue was finished in 1904 under the leadership of architect Semyon Vulkovich. It was an analog of the synagogues in Amsterdam and The Hague. During the Soviet period the building was used for different purposes. In 1993, the synagogue was given back to the Jewish Diaspora.
Batumi Synagogue – Synagogue in Batumi, Adjara. It was built in 1904 by the architect Semyon Vulkovich. History At the beginning of the XIX century, local Jews delivered a petition to the Russian Emperor Nicholas II to give them permission in order to build a synagogue. After getting permission, t…
Designed by Leo Volkovich in 1904, the Synagogue was opened the same year. In 1929 the Soviets mandated that the synagogue cease functioning, along with the other religious sites. The Jews returned their shrine only in 1998. The building was renovated the same year.