In Lviv, on the site of the ruins of the legendary Golden Rose synagogue, which was a monument of Renaissance architecture and a shrine of the Lviv Jewish city community, a Hanukkah menorah was installed on the occasion of the holiday of Hanukkah.
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Israel to Ukraine Michael Brodsky reported this on his Telegram channel.
"For the first time in the modern history of Ukraine, a large Hanukkah menorah was lit on the site of the ruins of the legendary Golden Rose synagogue in the old city of Lviv," wrote Michael Brodsky.
As is known, the brick city synagogue in Lviv was built in 1582–1596 by the Italian architect Pavlo Shchaslyvyi. The founder of the synagogue was a wealthy Lviv merchant, banker and royal financier and head of the Jewish city community, Itzhak Nachmanovich. The architects gave the building features of Renaissance architecture with Gothic reminiscences. This building was the center of social life of the medieval Jewish quarter and one of the most beautiful synagogues in Eastern Europe. During the German occupation on August 14, 1941, and over the next few days, a number of synagogues in Lviv were set on fire. The Golden Rose was also burning at the same time. Later, it was finally destroyed by the Nazis and collaborators from among the local residents.
Currently, the remains of the synagogue are included in the Register of Architectural Monuments of Local Significance. It is included in the Program for the Restoration of Outstanding Monuments of History and Culture of Ukraine.
As previously reported, Hanukkah begins on December 25 - the Jewish holiday of light and miracles.
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