One of the most appreciated and well-known former places of worship in our country is the Great Synagogue. Located in Bucharest, this was, for a long time, the largest edifice dedicated to the prayer that the Jewish community had. Today, the Great Synagogue can be visited through the tour of the Holocaust Museum, found inside the building. The synagogue is no longer used as a place of worship.

History and presentation

In 1846, on Vasile Adamache Street no. 11 in Bucharest a new building appeared - the one that, in a short time, received the name of Great Synagogue. The erection of the building was possible with the help of the community of Ashkenazi Jews from Poland and marks, at the same time, the first great place of worship that this community had.

According to historical documents, four places of worship of Jewish origin were previously built on this place.

The Great Synagogue in Bucharest was opened in 1847, on the celebration of the Jewish New Year. The inauguration was attended by great personalities of the moment, such as Rabbi Meșulam Zalman Fränkel together with Rabbi Zalman Barav.

The reason behind the important name of the place of worship (Great Synagogue) is that, for a long time, it was the largest construction of the Jews for prayer.

From an architectural point of view, the appearance of the building is different from the one originally planned. This comes as a result of the repairs and interventions to which the Synagogue was subjected during the 19th and 20th centuries. All this aimed at modernizing the place of worship and introducing electricity in 1915.

Another repair session took place in 1945, following the damage to the synagogue after the earthquake of November 10, 1940. Today, it is located behind 10-storey blocks of flats, which were erected. in the 1980s.

The Great Synagogue in Bucharest is no longer used as a place of worship. However, since 1991, the Holocaust Museum in Romania has been housed here. In addition, there is also the permanent exhibition, entitled The Memorial of the Jewish Martyrs "Rabbi - Chief Dr. Moses Rosen".

Holocaust Museum in Romania

It has a different entrance from the one related to the Synagogue, which is dressed in ivy. The Holocaust Museum presents many documents, both written and in the form of photographs, which provide clear explanations of how the pogrom was conducted. As important as it is for the Jewish community, so strong is the impact it offers to every visitor who steps on its doorstep and allocates the necessary time to discover the experiences of this minority in our country.

Location

The Great Synagogue is located on Vasile Adamache Street no. 11 from sector 3 of Bucharest.

visiting

The Holocaust Museum inside the Great Synagogue can be visited from Tuesday to Saturday, from 09:00 to 13:00.

Established rates

There is no entrance fee for visiting the Holocaust Museum hosted by the Great Synagogue.