Volgograd, Russia
Volgograd Synagogue
The Volgograd Synagogue, also known as the Beit David Synagogue in Volgograd, is an historic Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 2 Balahinskaia Street, in the Voroshilovskiy District of the city of Volgograd, Russia. Completed in 1888 in the city then called Tsaritsyn, the synagogue was destroyed during the Battle of Stalingrad after the invasion of German forces, and rebuilt after World War II. On June 21, 2001 the synagogue was named after Beit David in memory of the merits of David Ilyich Kolotilin.
- City
- Volgograd
- Country
- Russia
- Category
- Religious
- Suggested visit
- About 45 minutes
More places in Volgograd
- Mamayev Kurgan
- Barmaley Fountain
- St. Nicholas' Church, Volgograd
- Gerhardt's Mill
- Cathedral of Alexander Nevsky
- Square of the Fallen Fighters
Background: Wikipedia