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Grand Choral Synagogue
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Though construction ended in 1888 after eight years, the neo-Byzantine and Moorish revival Grand Choral Synagogue in St. Petersburg was not consecrated until 1893. The grand, imposing building, which…

Contributor:

Leon I. Bakhman, Ivan I. Shaposhnikov

Places:

St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (St Petersburg, Russia)

Date:

1893

Subjects:

Synagogue, Crafts, Cities, Jewish identity, Education

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Photography, Architecture
Street view of ornate building with archways, turrets, and domed roof, surrounded by fence.
The Social Preconditions of the National Awakening of the Jews in the USSR
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Jews, in the past celebrated for the ability to understand all things, are now in danger of being unable to understand anything at all culturally, for they do not have self-awareness. Without such…

Contributor:

Aleksander Voronel

Places:

USSR (Russia)

Date:

1972

Subjects:

Psychology, Jewish identity, Theology, Politics, Synagogue

Categories:

Political Culture