The Craftsmen's Temple of Galați () or the Temple of the Society of Israeli Craftsmen () is a synagogue in Galați, Romania. It is the last remaining active Jewish place of worship in this city.scurtă prezentare a istoriei comunității evreilor din Galați de ing. Avram Vaks 1999 It is located in a courtyard, on Dornei Street 7-11.
History On May 3 (the holiday of Lag BaOmer), the cornerstone was laid, and on May 9, construction began. On June 31, 1895, the cantor and choir were hired, and on August 11, 1896, the synagogue was officially opened in the presence of a large crowd. Part of the construction work was carried out by Jewish craftsmen on a voluntary basis.
Following the events of World War II, The Holocaust in Romania and the establishment of the communist regime, the Jewish population of Galați shrank through emigration to Israel. In the years 2004-2009 the synagogue fell into a state of decay.
It was renovated for 4 years and reopened in 2014.
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See also
History of the Jews in Romania List of synagogues in Romania
References
Further reading Aristide Streja, Lucian Schwartz, Sinagoga în România, Hasefer, Bucharest, 2009, pp. 123–124 Lucian Zeev Herșcovici, Baruch Tercatin, Prezențe rabinice în perimetrul românesc, Hasefer, Bucharest, 2008, p. 1669
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