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Choral Synagogue, Vilnius

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Affiliation
  
Judaism

Architect(s)
  
Dovydas Rosenhauzas

Opened
  
1903

Status
  
In use

Completed
  
1903

Choral Synagogue, Vilnius

Location
  
Vilnius' Old Town, Lithuania

Similar
  
Great Synagogue of Vilna, Church of All Saints - Vilnius, Church of St Nicholas, Dominican Church of the Holy, Church of St Michael - Vilnius

The Choral Synagogue of Vilnius (Lithuanian: Vilniaus choralinÄ— sinagoga) is the only synagogue in Vilnius that is still in use. The other synagogues were destroyed partly during World War II, when Lithuania was occupied by Nazi Germany, and partly by the Soviet authorities after the war.

The Choral Synagogue of Vilnius was built in 1903.

The synagogue is built in a Romanesque-Moorish style.

It is the only active synagogue that survived both the Holocaust and Soviet rule in this city that once had over 100 synagogues. International donations and a small community of Jews in Vilnius support the synagogue. The synagogue holds services and is open to visitors.

References

Choral Synagogue, Vilnius Wikipedia