The historic synagogue Nachlas Eliezer within the Peresyp district was broken throughout a Russian assault on Odesa on the evening of 3-4 August.
Supply: Chief Rabbi of Ukraine Moshe Reuven Azman on X (Twitter)
Quote: "This sacred constructing, constructed on the finish of the Nineteenth century, served as a spot of prayer, hope and non secular power for the Jewish neighborhood of Odesa. Right now, as soon as once more, we now have witnessed how warfare impacts not solely individuals but additionally holy websites and our historic reminiscence."
Particulars: The United Jewish Group of Ukraine famous that the synagogue was a spot of prayer for the Jewish neighborhood till the Nineteen Twenties however was closed in the course of the Soviet period. In 1992, the prayer corridor with 25-metre-high ceilings collapsed. Solely the bakery and utility premises survived.
Nachlas Eliezer synagogue on hearth Photograph: Rabbi Moshe Reuven Azman on Fb
At the moment, among the many overgrown ruins, the stays of the Aron Kodesh (holy ark) and different spiritual gadgets can nonetheless be discovered.
Russian drones additionally broken the Odesa radio market.
The Odesa Oblast Prosecutor’s Workplace reported that fifty retail items had been broken by hearth, and eight had been fully destroyed.
The aftermath of the Russian assault on Nachlas Eliezer Photograph: Rabbi Moshe Reuven Azman on Fb
Background: On the evening of 23-24 July, Russian forces attacked Odesa with strike UAVs. The assault broken the Pryvoz Market, the Vorontsov Palace and the UNESCO-listed Prymorskyi Boulevard.
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