A historic synagogue in Odessa, Ukraine caused major damage on August 4 by a Russian drone strike.
Monday night’s strike lit a fire at the Nachlas Eliezer synagogue in the Peresyp district of Odessa. The synagogue was founded in 1898 and served the local Jewish community until it closed under Soviet rule in the 1920s. Part of the building collapsed in 1992. No injuries related to the drone strike were reported.
“This sacred building was built at the end of the 19th century, providing a place for the Jewish Jewish community of prayer, hope and spiritual power,” wrote Rabbi of Odesa, the chief rabbi of Odesa of Ukraine, in a post X.
In the same post, Azman said he spoke with the chief rabbi of Odesa Avraham Wolff, who confirmed the damage caused, adding: “We are here, we live here – we will continue our work anyway.”
This is the latest loss in the strings that report the symbols of the Jewish community in Ukraine. Jewish Telegram Agent. It was a strike on a building with Rabbi and his family’s apartment, and another car for the rabbi to travel with his family.
Almost three and a half years after Russia invaded Ukraine, most of the country has suffered wounds from air and ground attacks, and recently called on UNESCO to further protect the heritage, including the Odessa Literary Museum.
