Restoration work on the long-ruined Ashkenazic Great Synagogue in the Black Sea port of Constanța is progressing apace.
Watch a TV News report — it’s in Romanian, but the images tell the story.
The synagogue was designed in the Moorish style by Adolf Linz and built between 1910 and 1914. It was used as a German military warehouse during WW2. It is the one surviving synagogue in the city — the grand Sephardic synagogue was demolished in the 1980s.
Restoration work began last July after years of false starts and dashed hopes. (We posted about the first steps aimed at restoration back in 2014 — click HERE.)
In June 2023, Silviu Vexler, an MP and president of the Federation of Jewish Communities (FEDROM) signed a contract with the Conest construction company for “the execution of first emergency works and general rehabilitation” of the synagogue.
The project has a duration of two years and is financed by the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration through the National Investment Company, with an estimated cost of approximately €2 million.
Read our post about the restoration from August 2024
1 comment on “Romania: Watch a video showing progress in the restoration of the long-ruined Ashkenazic Great Synagogue in Constanța”
Great! I saw this synagogue, in ruins, in 2023. Great that it is being restored!