The ruined Great Synagogue in Raşcov (Rashkov) received the most votes among 16 heritage sites on both sides of the Dniester River vying for EU funding for preservation and restoration. Only 10 of the 16 possible sites will receive funding — the final outcome is still not certain as the opinion of EU organizers must also be taken into consideration.
Thanks everyone for taking the time to vote!
The competition was organized by the The European Union, via its EU Confidence Building Measures Programme (EU CBM), implemented by UNDP.
The decision on the 10 winning heritage projects will be determined 50 percent by the vote and 50 percent by the opinion of the members of the EU CBM Cultural Heritage Monitoring Group — so it’s not yet certain that funds will go to the synagogue.
Voting was over on Monday, and the final tally showed 9079 votes for the synagogue, putting it well ahead of the number 2 site, the tomb of the Macri family, which got 8266 votes. Both got thousands more votes than any other site.
The final 16 sites were chosen by the EU CBM Cultural Heritage Monitoring Group from 248 applications submitted by local administrations, civil society groups, NGOs, and private citizens following a call for proposals issued January 22. The final 10 that will receive funding,will include five on each side of the Dniester.
The maximum amount of funding for each chosen project will be €40,000.
Now a roofless shell, the Great Synagogue was built in Eastern European Baroque style probably in the mid-18th century, according to the Center for Jewish Art. It is one of the most striking and impressive synagogue ruins in eastern Europe.
Situated on the left bank of the Dniester River, the town of Raşcov is currently part of the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Republic (Transnistria), which split from Moldova in 1990–92. However, historically Raşcov belonged to Podolia (now a part of Ukraine) and its Jewry was integral part of Podolian one.
See a documentation of the synagogue by the Center for Jewish Art
Read our July 15 article about the competition
1 comment on “Update: Ruined synagogue in Raşcov gets most votes in competition for EU funding. Final funding decision will be based on votes as well as EU organizers’ opinion”
Has there been any interest in restoring the Jewish cemetery in STANESTIE de JOS, in Northern Bukowina ( now Ukraine). I’ve seen some photos of it online — and there is a sketch in the UNTER STANESTIE Yizkor Book. I know there is nothing Jewish left in the town – but do we know where the synagogue was? Again – there is a rough sketch in the UNTER STANESTIE Yizkor Book. I continually look in philatelic forums in the hope that perhaps a postcard of the shul exists.
Your site is amazing … and at the same time, devastating as it puts into tangible graphic form the extent of the destruction of our culture in Europe, and how beautiful and rich it was.