Russian city returns synagogue closed by communists to local Jewish community
Municipal authorities in the Russian city of Syzran returned a synagogue to the local Jewish community that was shut down by the communists nearly 90 years ago.The synagogue, which was built in 1910 and shuttered 20 years later, was returned last week, the SyzranSmall website reported. Syzran, which is located in the Volga region, at the foot of the Ural Mountains, has a small Jewish community. Mayor Nikolay Lyadin’s decision means that within the next two years, the building of about 1,500 square feet, which is recognized as a monument for preservation, will be rededicated and receive a Torah scroll.
Gradske vlasti u ruskom gradu Syzranu su vratile sinagogu, koja je bila zatvorena gotovo 90 godina, lokalnoj židovskoj zajednici. Sinagoga je bila izgrađena 1910 i zatvorena 20 godina kasnije, vraćena je zajednici prošlog tjedna.
Gradonačelnik Syzrana obećava da će se u roku od dvije godine , zgrada sinagoge od oko 1500 četvornih metara, koja je prepoznata kao kulturno dobro," posvetiti "i dobiti svitke tore.
Syzran, koji je smješten u Volga regionu, na podnožju Uralskog gorja, ima malu židovsku zajednicu od oko 150 članova koja je tražila još 1943. povrat sinagoge, ali z
ahtjev je odbijen i sinagoga je postala kulturni klub i nije se od onda u njoj odigravala religijska djelatnost.
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o je u vrijeme antisemitske politike Staljina, udovoljeno malom broju zajednica.