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Obj. ID: 8001
  Architecture  Choral (Great) Synagogue in Poltava, Ukraine

© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Ukrzakhidprojectrestavratsiia, 1998

According to the memoirs of Genrikh Sliozberg, describing he situation in the mid-19th century, "walls and ceiling in the interior were painted with sacred emblems and inscriptions." The hall was lighted by a large chandelier. The Torah ark was richly decorated. A “large staircase with carved and gilded railings” led to a podium in front of the ark. See Genrich Sliozberg, Dela minuvshikh dnei, vol. 1 (Paris, 1933), cited according to V.E. Kelner (ed.), Evrei v Rossii, XIX vek (Moscow: NLO, 2000), p. 256.

No depiction of the synagogue interior is known.

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Name/Title
Choral (Great) Synagogue in Poltava | Unknown
Object Detail
Monument Setting
Unknown
Date
1856, 1911
Active dates
Until 1923
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Unknown
Origin
Ukraine | Poltavs'ka obl. | Poltava
| Ivanovskaia St.
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community type
Congregation
Unknown
Location
Site
Unknown
School/Style
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Period Detail
Collection
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Documentation / Research project
Unknown
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Textual Content
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Languages of inscription
Unknown
Shape / Form
Unknown
Material / Technique
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Brick
Measurements
Height
Length
Width
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Condition
Extant
Documented by CJA
Surveyed by CJA
Present Usage
Cultural center
Present Usage Details
Condition of Building Fabric
B (Fair)
Architectural Significance type
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
Part of shulhoyf
Significance Rating
2 (Regional)
0
Ornamentation
Custom
Contents
Codicology
Scribes
Script
Number of Lines
Ruling
Pricking
Quires
Catchwords
Hebrew Numeration
Blank Leaves
Direction/Location
Façade (main)
Endivances
Location of Torah Ark
Location of Apse
Location of Niche
Location of Reader's Desk
Location of Platform
Temp: Architecture Axis
Arrangement of Seats
Location of Women's Section
Direction Prayer
Direction Toward Jerusalem
Coin
Coin Series
Coin Ruler
Coin Year
Denomination
Signature
Colophon
Scribal Notes
Watermark
Hallmark
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Trade Mark
Binding
Decoration Program
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance

The Great Synagogue and all it Torah scrolls were burnt in 1911 (Hamodia, no. 27, 21.4.1911). The scrolls were buried in the Jewish Cemetery, while the synagogue was subsequently restored.

It was closed by the Soviet authorities in 1923.

Main Surveys & Excavations
Sources
Genrich Sliozberg, Dela minuvshikh dnei, vol. 1 (Paris, 1933), cited according to V.E. Kelner (ed.), Evrei v Rossii, XIX vek (Moscow: NLO, 2000), p. 256.
Type
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Author of description
Vladimir Levin | 2015
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Computer Reconstruction
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The following information on this monument will be completed:
Unknown |