Kharkiv Choral Synagogue (Kharkiv)

Ukraine / Kharkivska / Kharkiv / vulytsia Hryhoriia Skovorody, 12
 synagogue, listed building / architectural heritage, 1913_construction
Construction of the synagogue began in 1909 and was completed in 1913.
In 1923, the synagogue was closed, nationalized by the government, and used by a Jewish worker's club, part of the Comintern.
It then served a variety of uses including housing a club, cinema and a sport complex and was not used as a place of worship until 1990.

Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, various Jewish groups struggled for control of the synagogue.
In 1998 it was officially turned over to Chabad.

In 1998 a fire damaged the synagogue.
Extensive renovations were completed in 2003.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv_Choral_Synagogue
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Coordinates:   49°59'32"N   36°14'5"E
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