List of synagogues in Ukraine

This list of synagogues in Ukraine contains active, otherwise used and destroyed synagogues in Ukraine. In all cases the year of the completion of the building is given. Italics indicate an approximate date. Mostly preserved, but repurposed buildings are marked in light grey, seriously damaged and abandoned ones - in silver, entirely lost synagogues - in dark grey.

Cherkasy Oblast

Name Location Image Completed Destroyed Remarks
Kaniv Synagogue (uk) Kaniv Early 20th century Partially preserved Closed in 1930, now functions as a music school
Talne Synagogue Talne ? 1941 Wooden synagogue, destroyed in WW2
Zolotonosha Synagogue (uk) Zolotonosha ? Partially preserved Closed in 1949
Uman Synagogue Uman 1850 Partially preserved Closed in 1930s

Chernihiv Oblast

Name Location Image Completed Destroyed Remarks
Chernihiv Choral Synagogue (uk) Chernihiv 1876 Partially preserved Closed in the 1920s, currently used as a theatre
Horodnia Synagogue Horodnia c. 1900 2001-2020 Wooden synagogue, dismantled
Korop Synagogue Korop 1886 Abandoned
Great Synagogue Pryluky 1861 Ruined

Chernivtsi Oblast

Name Location Image Completed Destroyed Remarks
Boiany Synagogue Boiany 1889 World War II Nearby Jewish cemetery has been preserved
Grossshil Synagogue (uk) Chernivtsi 1853 Partially preserved Building currently in private ownership
Tempel Synagogue Chernivtsi 1878 Partially preserved Closed in 1940, later burnt down; 1959 partially rebuilt and used as a cinema
Beit Tefilla Binyamin Synagogue (uk) Chernivtsi 1923 active Cultural heritage monument of Ukraine
Boyaner Rebe Synagogue (uk) Chernivtsi Partially preserved Functions as an administrative building
Korn Shil Synagogue (uk) Chernivtsi late 19th century active Closed during World War II, reopened after 1991
Hertsa Synagogue Hertsa 1850 Partially preserved Used as a residential building
Novoselytsia Synagogue Novoselytsia 1919 Abandoned
Sadhora Hasidic Synagogue (uk) Sadhora 1842 active After 1940s functioned as a workshop. Fully restored and reopened in 2016.
Great Synagogue Sadhora 1830 Partially preserved After 1950s used as a textile factory
Storozhynets Synagogue Storozhynets 1890-1900 Partially preserved Functions as a sports school
Vyzhnytsia Synagogue Vyzhnytsia 19th century Partially preserved Used as a house of culture
New Vyzhnytsia Synagogue Vyzhnytsia 1895 Partially preserved Used as a school gym
Vyzhnytsia Hasidic Synagogue Vyzhnytsia [1] 2nd half of 19th century Partially preserved Used as a factory building

Crimea

Name Location Image Completed Destroyed Remarks
Alushta Synagogue Alushta late 19th-early 20th century 2008 Closed in 1923, turned into a cinema, later demolished
Bakhchysarai Kenassa (uk) Bakhchysarai 1870 Ruined Closed in 1930, in 2010 transferred to a local museum, remains in an unsatisfactory condition
Bilohirsk Synagogue Bilohirsk 1750 1942 Destroyed in WW2
Chufut-Kale Great Kenassa (uk) Chufut-Kale 14th century active
Chufut-Kale Small Kenassa (uk) Chufut-Kale 18th century Partially preserved Functions as a museum
Feodosia Choral Synagogue (uk) Feodosia 1904 Partially preserved Functions as a house of navy officers
Feodosia Kenassa (uk) Feodosia 1292 Ruined during the Second World War One of the world's oldest known kenassas
Soldiers' Synagogue (uk) Sevastopol 1865-1873, 1910 (rebuilt) Ruined during the Second World War
Sevastopol Kenassa (uk) Sevastopol 1896-1908 Partially preserved Closed in 1931, used as a sports hall, currently in private ownership
Simferopol Choral Synagogue (uk) Simferopol 1881 1975 Demolished and replaced with a department store
Simferopol Kenassa (uk) Simferopol 1891-1896 Partially preserved Closed in 1930, returned to the Karaite community in 2014; original elements of decor lost during restoration.
Ner-Tomid Synagogue (uk) Simferopol 19th century active Closed down in 1930, returned to the Jewish community in 1995
Yevpatoria Merchant Synagogue (uk) Yevpatoria 1911-1912 Partially preserved Closed down in 1928, used as a factory building
Eupatorian Kenassas Yevpatoria 1805-1815 active The synagogue complex is the oldest active Karaite synagogue in the world
Yehiya-Kapay Synagogue (uk) Yevpatoria 1911-1912 active Closed down in 1930, reopened in 2003

Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Name Location Image Completed Destroyed Remarks
Golden Rose Synagogue Dnipro 1852 active 1924 workers' club and storehouse; 1996 returned to Jewish community
Small Synagogue Dnipro Partially preserved A major shopping center, estimated in 2007 to be one of the largest shopping malls in all of Europe, borders three sides of the synagogue building.
Way of Prayer Synagogue Dnipro Late 19th century active Currently functions as a yeshiva
Dnipro Kenassa (uk) Dnipro 1887 1967 Closed down in 1930, later demolished
Beit Reuven Synagogue Kamianske 2008 active Built as a replica of Chabad's 770 Eastern Parkway synagogue
Beys Shtern Shulman Synagogue (uk) Kryvyi Rih 2010 active Built on the site of a former Jewish prayer house, which was destroyed by Soviet authorities in 1932
Kryvyi Rih Choral Synagogue (uk) Kryvyi Rih 1899 1941 After 1928 functioned as a Jewish house of culture, in 1936 turned into an aviation club; a nearby smaller synagogue continued to operate until 1941
Samar Synagogue Samar 1870s Partially preserved Closed in the 1920s, later used as a hospital

Donetsk Oblast

Name Location Image Completed Destroyed Remarks
Donetsk Synagogue (uk) Donetsk 1910-1919 active Nationalized in 1931, restored to the Jewish community in late 1980s
Old Yuzovka Synagogue Donetsk before 1910
Second Yuzovka Synagogue Donetsk After 1938 Under Soviet rule used as a medical workers' club
Choral Synagogue Mariupol 1882 1990s Last used as a synagogue in 1944; only outer walls remain
Hasidic Synagogue Mariupol 1864 1941-1943 Destroyed in WW2
Mykolaivska Street Synagogue Mariupol Partially preserved Used as an Adventist prayer hall
Yenakiyeve Synagogue (uk) Yenakiyeve early 20th century after 1959 Closed down in 1930, after 1949 rebuilt as a theatre

Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast

Name Location Image Completed Destroyed Remarks
Bolekhiv Synagogue (uk) Bolekhiv 1789 In disrepair Abandoned after WW2
Dolyna Synagogue (uk) Dolyna 1932 Partially preserved Closed in 1942, currently used as a Baptist house of prayer
Halych Synagogue Halych 16th century Partially preserved Used as a commercial building
Halych Karaite Kenassa (uk) Halych 1830 1986 Memorial on the site of the building established in 2020
Great Synagogue of Horodenka (uk) Horodenka 1920s Partially preserved Built on the site of a 1743 wooden synagogue destroyed during WW1; currently used as a sport hall
Gwoździec Synagogue Hvizdets c.1640 1941 Wooden synagogue; damaged during WWI; completely burnt in 1941
Ivano-Frankivsk Great Synagogue (uk) Ivano-Frankivsk 1895 Partially preserved Currently shared between the Jewish community and a furniture shop
Otyner Kloyz Synagogue Ivano-Frankivsk
Kolomyia Synagogue Kolomyia second half 19th century 1941
Yerushalaim Synagogue Kolomyia early 20th century active
Pechenizhyn Synagogue Pechenizhyn 1795 WW1 Wooden synagogue, destroyed during WW1
Valova Street Synagogue (uk) Rohatyn 1904-1910 Partially preserved In private ownership, needs repair
Voinyliv Synagogue Voinyliv Wooden synagogue
Yabluniv Synagogue Yabluniv between 1650 and 1674 c.1914; in WWI Wooden synagogue
Zabolotiv Synagogue Zabolotiv 19th century

Kharkiv Oblast

Name Location Image Completed Destroyed Remarks
Kharkiv Choral Synagogue Kharkiv 1912-1913 active Synagogue until 1923; communal use until 1980; restored as a synagogue in 1980; gutted by a fire in 1988 and restored in 2003; partially damaged in 2022 during the Russo-Ukrainian War
Mordvinov Synagogue (uk) Kharkiv 1912-1914 Partially preserved Closed down in the 1930s; currently used as a planetarium
Soldiers' Synagogue (uk) Kharkiv Early 19th century 2019 Closed after WW2; memorial plaque has been installed on the remains of the old building which was demolished in 2019
Solianykivsky Lane Synagogue (uk) Kharkiv 1911 Partially preserved Nationalized in 1929, rebuilt after WW2 in constructivist style
Chobotarska Synagogue Kharkiv 1912 active Closed down in the 1930s, returned to the community in 2003; currently functions as a Jewish school; damaged during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Kharkiv Karaite Kenassa (uk) Kharkiv 1891-1893 active Closed down in 1929, returned to the Karaite community in 2006; damaged during the Russian invasion in 2022
Lozova Synagogue Lozova Before 1913 c. 1978 Devastated during a pogrom in 1919, closed under Soviet rule, between 1941 and 1961 functioned as a church

Kherson Oblast

Name Location Image Completed Destroyed Remarks
Kherson Kenassa (uk) Kherson 1975 Demolished, currently a shopping mall is located on the site
Kherson Old Synagogue (uk) Kherson 1780 Partially preserved Currently used as a planetarium
Kherson New Synagogue (uk) Kherson 1895-1899 active Closed down in 1941, reopened in 1990; only functioning synagogue in Kherson

Khmelnytskyi Oblast

Name Location Image Completed Destroyed Remarks
Old Market Synagogue Horodok ? 1940s Wooden synagogue
Great Synagogue of Iziaslav (uk) Iziaslav 17th century Neglected Turned into a stable during the Khmelnytsky Uprising; reconstructed in the 18th century; damaged by fire in 1924; currently unused.
New Town Synagogue Iziaslav 1834 Partially preserved Today used as a school
Kamianets-Podilskyi Synagogue Kamianets-Podilskyi c.1850;
middle of 18th century
Partially preserved Today used as a restaurant
Great Choral Synagogue (uk) Khmelnytskyi 18-19th century 1991 Closed down in 1938, later used as a sports hall; replaced with a sports hall
Craftsmen's Synagogue (uk) Khmelnytskyi 1890 active Reconstructed in 2009
Kytaihorod Synagogue Kytaihorod ? 1940s Wooden synagogue
BaH Synagogue (uk) Medzhybizh before 1612 1950s Damaged by Nazi occupiers during WW2, dismantled in the 1950s; only foundations remain
Mikhalpol Synagogue Mykhailivka 1750 1941 Wooden synagogue
Mynkivtsi Synagogue Mynkivtsi 1787 1941 Wooden synagogue
Orynyn Synagogue Orynyn ? 1941 Wooden synagogue
Polonne Synagogue Polonne ? 1940s Wooden synagogue
Polonne Second Synagogue Polonne ? 1940s Wooden synagogue
Great Synagogue Sataniv 1514 active Used as a warehouse from 1933; restored as a synagogue in 2012; one of the oldest synagogues in Ukraine
Shepetivka Synagogue (uk) Shepetivka 1820-1840 active During the 1960s used as a sports hall; reopened in 1991
Smotrych Synagogue Smotrych 1745 1941 Wooden synagogue
Great Synagogue Starokostiantyniv 1625 1941 Closed in 1930s, destroyed in WW2
Ostropil Synagogue Staryi Ostropil ? 1940s Wooden synagogue
Zarichanka Synagogue Zarichanka (Chemerivtsi rural hromada) end of 17th century 1940s Wooden synagogue
Great Synagogue Zhvanets 1725 1941 Destroyed in WW2
Zinkiv Synagogue Zinkiv ? 1940s First synagogue in the town mentioned in the 15th century; destroyed in WW2.

Kirovohrad Oblast

Name Location Image Completed Destroyed Remarks
Kropyvnytskyi Choral Synagogue (uk) Kropyvnytskyi 1895-1897 active Site of a massacre during the Hryhoriv Uprising in 1919; under Soviet rule used as a cinema club; returned to the Jewish community in 1991
Oleksandriia Synagogue Oleksandriia Partially preserved Currently functions as a Seventh-day Adventist reading hall

Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast

Name Location Image Completed Destroyed Remarks
Great Synagogue Bila Tserkva 1860 Partially preserved Closed c. 1930; building well preserved; used as college; a decision to return the building to the Jewish community was taken in 2019; However, as of 2023 the college was still active on the premises.
Chornobyl Synagogue Chornobyl ? 1941 Wooden synagogue
Great Choral Synagogue Podil, Kyiv 1895 active 1929 riding stable; after 1945 again used as synagogue
Brodsky Choral Synagogue Shota Rustaveli Street, Kyiv 1898 active 1929 artists' club; c.1941 horse stable; 1955 puppet theatre; 1997 returned to Jewish community and restored as a synagogue from 2000
Karaite Kenesa Old Kyiv 1902 Partially preserved A Karaite synagogue until 1929; a drama centre since 1961
Halytska Synagogue Halytska Square, Kyiv 1910 active Closed as a synagogue in 1930; used a workers' canteen; reopened as a synagogue in 2004
Merchants' Synagogue (uk) Shota Rustaveli Street, Kyiv 1899 Partially preserved Closed in 1933, later used as a sports hall and a cinema
Pechersk Synagogue (uk) Pechersk, Kyiv 1808-1809 1829 Wooden synagogue developed by Andrey Melensky; burned down in 1829 after the expulsion of Jews from Kyiv by the decree of Tsar Nicholas I.
Place for Thoughts Synagogue (uk) Babyn Yar, Kyiv 2021 active Wooden synagogue; part of Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Centre
Baryshpolsky Synagogue (uk) Demiivka, Kyiv 1878 Partially preserved Destroyed during a pogrom by Polish troops in 1920; reconstructed and turned into a workers' club; today functions as a children's art centre
Lower Solomianka Synagogue (uk) Solomianka, Kyiv 1897 after 1931 Built on the site of an earlier synagogue destroyed by fire; closed in 1930 and demolished; cooling tower of a power plant was built on the site
Khabne Synagogue Poliske ? 1941 Wooden synagogue
Skvyra Synagogue (uk) Skvyra 1711 Active Under the Soviet rule used as a grain storage; later functioned as a sewing workshop; reopened in 2004.
Beyker Synagogue (uk) Vasylkiv Early 20th century Abandoned Closed in 1927, later used as a railway station; abandoned after the closure of the railway line in the 1990s
Pokrovska Street Synagogue (uk) Vasylkiv Late 19th century Partially preserved Currently used as a school

Luhansk Oblast

Name Location Image Completed Destroyed Remarks
Lozova Pavlivka Synagogue Brianka Before 1902 After 1916 Destroyed
Chabad Synagogue Luhansk active
Choral Synagogue Luhansk 1930s Closed in 1935, demolished

Lviv Oblast

Name Location Image Completed Destroyed Remarks
Belz Old Synagogue Belz [2] 1587 1806 Wooden synagogue, burned down
Belz New Synagogue (uk) Belz 1843 1950s Blown up by Nazis in 1942, ruins demolished.
Eshre Leo Synagogue Belz 1909 Abandoned Rebuilt after WWI
Berezdivtsi Synagogue Berezdivtsi (Novyi Rozdil urban hromada) c.1790;
end 18th century
c.1941
in WW II
Bibrka Synagogue (uk) Bibrka 1821 Ruined Closed during WW2; used to function as a storage facility
Borynia Synagogue (uk) Borynia 19th century 1940s Destroyed during WW2
Brody Synagogue Brody 1742 Ruined
Busk Synagogue (uk) Busk 1842-1843 Partially preserved Used as an Evangelical church
Chervonohrad Synagogue Chervonohrad 1795-1800 1950s Destroyed during WW2, later demolished
Dobromyl Synagogue (uk) Dobromyl after 1765 1941 Burned down during WW2
Choral Synagogue Drohobych 1863 active Warehouse after WW II; later ruined; renovated since 2016
Progressive Synagogue (uk) Drohobych 1909 Partially preserved Closed after WW2, used as a boxing venue
Felsztyn Synagogue (uk) Skelivka c. 1900 after WW2 Wooden synagogue; devastated during the Second World War; after the war likely used as a residential house; lost
Horodok, Lviv Oblast Synagogue Horodok After 1934
Kamianka-Buzka Synagogue (uk) Kamianka-Buzka 1730 1941 Wooden synagogue; destroyed in WW2
Khodoriv Synagogue Khodoriv 17th century 1940s Wooden synagogue, destroyed during WW2
Khyriv New Synagogue (uk) Khyriv 19th century 1940s Destroyed during WW2
Old Khyriv Synagogue (uk) Khyriv 1740 1940s Wooden synagogue; destroyed during WW2
Leshniv Synagogue (uk) Leshniv c. 1677 late 1950s Damaged during WW1 and demstroyed in WW2, ruins demolished
Beit Chasidim Synagogue Lviv 1791 1941 Destroyed in WW2
Golden Rose Synagogue
(Hebrew: בית הכנסת טורי זהב)
Lviv 1582 1941 Desecrated in August 1941; ruins demolished in 1943; now part of The Space of Synagogues
Great Suburb Synagogue Lviv 1633 1941 Ruins dismantled in the late 1940s
Great City Synagogue Lviv 1801 1942 Burned by the Nazis in August 1941; ruins destroyed in 1942
Jakob Glanzer Shul Lviv 1844 Partially preserved Used as a synagogue until 1962; various other uses during WWII and Soviet occupration; Jewish cultural centre and museum since 1995
Tempel Synagogue Lviv 1846 1941 Destroyed by the Nazis during WWII
Tsori Gilod Synagogue Lviv 1925 active Also known as Beis Aharon V'Yisrael Synagogue; 1941 used as a horse stable; afterwards storehouse; restored as a synagogue from 1989
Nyzhankovychi Synagogue (uk) Nyzhankovychi 18th century 1940s Destroyed in WW2
Olesko Synagogue Olesko 1844 Ruined
Radekhiv Synagogue (uk) Radekhiv Late 18th century Partially preserved Closed after WW2; later used as a storage room
Rozdil Synagogue Rozdil c.1730 c.1907 Destroyed by fire either 1907 or in WWI
Sasiv Synagogue Sasiv 1790 ? Wooden synagogue, destroyed
Skelivka Synagogue Skelivka c.1800 c.1941 Burnt down in WWII
Skhidnytsia Synagogue Skhidnytsia c.1880 Partially preserved The only remaining wooden synagogue in Ukraine to be still used for religious purposes; now functions as a Baptist house of prayer
Skole Synagogue (uk) Skole Partially preserved Closed during WW2; currently used as a cinema
Sokal Great Synagogue (uk) Sokal 1762 Ruined
New Synagogue Sokal 1890 Partially preserved Now a community centre
Stara Sil Synagogue (uk) Stara Sil Late 18th century 1940s Destroyed during WW2
Staryi Sambir Synagogue (uk) Staryi Sambir 1862 Ruined Damaged during WW2, later used as storage
Stryi Great Synagogue (uk) Stryi 1817 Ruined Classicist vault was dismantled in the 1980s
Stryi Small Synagogue Stryi [3] 1689 Reconstruction c. 1886
Toporiv Synagogue (uk) Toporiv 19th century Partially preserved Closed after 1930; used as a storage facility
Turka Synagogue (uk) Turka Mid-19th century Partially preserved Damaged during WW1, during WW2 housed the Jewish ghetto; closed down in 1945; currently functions as a joiner's workshop
Great Synagogue Velyki Mosty c.1900 Ruined Damaged during both WWI and WWII; the synagogue ruins have been deteriorating since c.1950
Syniovydsko Vyzhnie Synagogue (uk) Verkhnie Syniovydne 1940s Destroyed during WW2
Great Synagogue Zhovkva 1692 Ruined Partially destroyed during WWII; partial rebuild during the 1950s and 1990; included on the 2000 World Monuments Watch; remains partially restored
Zhuravne Synagogue Zhuravno 18th century Partially preserved Currently functions as a post office
Zhydachiv Synagogue Zhydachiv 1742 c.1941
in WW II
Well known for murals

Mykolaiv Oblast

Name Location Image Completed Destroyed Remarks
Nahartav Synagogue Bereznehuvate Early 20th century Partially preserved Used by Jewish agricultural colonists, currently functions as a grain storage
Ashkenaz Synagogue Mykolaiv ? Partially preserved Closed in 1934, resumed activity in 1946 as the city's only functioning synagogue, ultimately closed down in 1962
Mykolaiv Chabad Synagogue (uk) Mykolaiv 1877 active Nationalized in 1934, turned into a house of culture; returned to the Jewish community in 1995
Great (Choral) Synagogue Mykolaiv 1880-1884 1944 Closed down in 1928, destroyed during WW2, only an annex remains
Mykolaiv Kenassa (uk) Mykolaiv 1844-1847 Partially preserved Currently used as a wedding hall
Lyahina Street Synagogue Mykolaiv Late 19th century Partially preserved Currently used as a shop
Old Synagogue of Mykolaiv (uk) Mykolaiv 1819-1822 abandoned Closed in 1935, used as a young pioneers club, returned to the Jewish community in 1992, remains abandoned
Privoznaya Synagogue Mykolaiv 19th century Partially preserved Closed in 1931, rebuilt, a theatre is currently located on the premises
Nova Odesa Synagogue Nova Odesa Early 20th century Ruined Under the Soviet rule used as a sports hall; currently abandoned
Ochakiv Synagogue Ochakiv 19th century 1990s
Golta Synagogue Pervomaisk 1908 ?
Olviopol Synagogue Pervomaisk Early 20th century Partially preserved Functions as a shop
Romanivka Synagogue Romanivka Mid-19th century Ruined Built by Jewish agricultural colonists; closed in 1929, later used as a school and a storage building; currently abandoned

Odesa Oblast

Name Location Image Completed Destroyed Remarks
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Synagogue (uk) Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi 1891 Partially preserved Closed down in 1940, used as a sports school; returned to Jewish community in 1998, but transferred back to communal ownership in 2018
Beit Chabad Synagogue (uk) Odesa 1893 active Closed after 1920, used as a storage, returned to the Jewish community in 1992
Brodsky Synagogue Odesa 1867 Under restoration Since c.1925 workers' club "Rosa Luxemburg"; later city archive; 2016 returned to Jewish community and under restoration
Kosher Meat Hackers' Synagogue (uk) Odesa 1909 Partially preserved Closed down in early 1930s, returned to community in 1991; currently used as a Jewish community space
Kenesa Synagogue (uk) Odesa 1895 1930s Closed in 1927, destroyed by the Bolsheviks
Nachlas Eliezer Synagogue (uk) Odesa 1890 1992 Closed in 1920, reopened in 1954, the city's only active synagogue until 1989; ruined in 1992.
Or Sameach Synagogue (uk) Odesa 1855 active Since 1923 used as a museum, music theater, sports hall; 1996 returned to Jewish community

Poltava Oblast

Name Location Image Completed Destroyed Remarks
Main Choral Synagogue Kremenchuk 1855 1943 Destroyed during WW2
Or Avner Chabad Synagogue Kremenchuk 2002 active Built on the site of an earlier Hasidic synagogue
Yurovsky Synagogue Kremenchuk Before 1917 2023 Used as a used paper collection point; ondemned to demolition, to be replaced with a residential building
Lokhvytsia Synagogue Lokhvytsia Early 20th century Partially preserved In Soviet times used as an incubator
Great Synagogue of Poltava (uk) Poltava 1850 Partially preserved Nationalized and rebuilt in 1930s, currently used as a medical school
Great Choral Synagogue of Poltava (uk) Poltava 1856 Partially preserved Burnt together with all Torah scrolls in 1911, reconstructed, closed in 1934; currently houses a philharmonic hall
Hasidic Synagogue of Poltava (uk) Poltava 1870 Partially preserved Closed in 1930s, used as an industrial building
Hospital Synagogue of Poltava (uk) Poltava c. 1901 After 1990 Closed in 1930s, used as a workshop, only facade survived after WW2; demolished and replaced with a market
Military Synagogue of Poltava (uk) Poltava Late 19th century Partially preserved Closed in 1930s, used as an industrial space, currently a residential building
Misnagdim Synagogue (uk) Poltava Early 20th century 2013-2015 Built on the site of an earlier wooden synagogue; under Soviet rule functioned as a cafe, later demolished
Moldavsky Synagogue of A. Zelensky (uk) Poltava 1870 1970 Closed in 1930s, used as a university building, demolished and replaced with a department store
Private Synagogue of A. Zelensky (uk) Poltava 1870 1970 Closed in 1930s, used as a university building, demolished and replaced with a department store
Tailors' Synagogue (uk) Poltava Late 19th century 1943 Closed in 1930s, demolished by German troops in 1943

Rivne Oblast

Name Location Image Completed Destroyed Remarks
Dubno Great Synagogue Dubno 16th century Partially preserved Restored in 1784, returned to the Jewish community in 2018, restoration works ongoing
Oleksandriia Synagogue Oleksandriia 1940s Destroyed during WW2
Great Maharsha Synagogue Ostroh 1620s Partially preserved Looted during WW2, later used as a warehouse, restoration works ongoing since 2016
Great Synagogue Radyvyliv 1933 Partially preserved Damaged during WW2, after 1959 used as cinema
Berek Joselewicz Street Synagogue Rivne 1940s Ruined during WW2
Hegberg Synagogue Rivne Partially preserved Closed down during WW2, currently used as a shop
Old Kloyz Synagogue (uk) Rivne Before 1900 active Desecrated during WW2, later used as a sports hall, returned to the Jewish community after 1991
Rivne Great Synagogue Rivne 1874 Partially preserved Currently used as a sports school and trading hall
Torhovytsia Synagogue Torhovytsia, Rivne Oblast (uk) 1820 1941 Wooden synagogue, destroyed during WW2

Sumy Oblast

Name Location Image Completed Destroyed Remarks
Hlukhiv Synagogue (uk) Hlukhiv 1867-1870 1941 During the 1930s closed and used as an archive, destroyed during WW2
Krolevets Synagogue (uk) Krolevets 1860s Partially preserved Reconstructed in the 1890s, currently used as an arts school

Ternopil Oblast

Name Location Image Completed Destroyed Remarks
Great Synagogue Berezhany 1718 Ruined After WW2 used as a grain storage, later abandoned
Buchach Great Synagogue (uk) Buchach 1728 1940s Reconstructed in 1831, 1870 and 1920s; destroyed during WW2
Budaniv Synagogue (uk) Budaniv 19th century Abandoned Reconstructed in 1922, in Soviet times functioned as a residential building
Chortkiv Old Synagogue (uk) Chortkiv 1771 Partially preserved Devastated during WW2, in 2019 returned to the Jewish community
Chortkiv Hasidic Synagogue (uk) Chortkiv 1905-1909 Partially preserved Damaged during WW1, restored in 1925-1927, damaged again in WW2; currently used as a school building
Yaniv Terebovelskyi Synagogue (uk) Dolyna c.1700 c.1941 Wooden synagogue; burnt down in WW2
Great Synagogue Husiatyn 1654 Abandoned Damaged during WW II; renovated c.1960 as a museum; deteriorating since c.1990
Kozliv Synagogue Kozliv [4] Partially preserved Closed down during WW2, currently used as a residential building
Kremenets Great Synagogue Kremenets 1839 1941 Destroyed in WW2
Dubno Suburb Synagogue (uk) Kremenets 1839 Partially preserved Closed in 1942; currently serves as a bus station
Great Synagogue Pidhaitsi before 1627 2019 Abandoned during WW2; used for grain storage thereafter, then in a ruinous state before its collapse in 2019 and subsequent demolition
Great Synagogue Shumsk 1780 After 1928
Skala-Podilska Synagogue (uk) Skala-Podilska Late 19th century Partially preserved Closed down in 1940s, currently used as a residential building
Ternopil Great Synagogue (uk) Ternopil 1662-1668 1944 Damaged during WW2, later demolished
Vyshnivets Synagogue (uk) Vyshnivets 19th century Partially preserved Currently used as an office building
Yazlovets Synagogue Yazlovets 16th century c.1941 Burned down during WW1, restored in 1920s, destroyed during WW2
Zaliztsi Synagogue Zaliztsi ? Partially preserved Used as a residential building

Vinnytsia Oblast

Name Location Image Completed Destroyed Remarks
Great Synagogue Bar 1717 1941 Destroyed in WW2
Bershad Synagogue Bershad c.1820 active Neither destroyed during World War II nor closed after the war; still active
Chechelnyk Synagogue Chechelnyk c.1750 Ruined Closed in 1926, restoration commenced in 2018
Illintsi synagogue (uk) Illintsi 18th century Partially preserved Currently used as a furniture workshop
Ozaryntsi Synagogue (uk) Ozaryntsi c. 1775-1825 Ruined Destroyed during WW2
Pohrebyshche Synagogue Pohrebyshche c.1690 c.1941 A former wooden synagogue; used as a workers' club from 1928; destroyed during WWII
Great Synagogue Sharhorod 1589 active One of the oldest synagogues in Ukraine; closed in early 1930s, currently returned to the Jewish community
Tulchyn Great Synagogue Tulchyn 1815 1949
Lifshytz Synagogue (uk) Vinnytsia 1897 active Closed in 1927, used as a theatre, returned to the Jewish community in 1992
Yaryshiv Synagogue (uk) Yaryshiv (uk) 1750 1941 Wooden synagogue, destroyed during WW2

Volyn Oblast

Name Location Image Completed Destroyed Remarks
Berestechko Synagogue (uk) Berestechko 1827-1885 Partially preserved After WW2 used as a sausage factory; since 1992 a music school
Druzkopol Synagogue Zhuravnyky, Lutsk Raion (uk) [5] c. 18th century ? Destroyed
Horokhiv Synagogue Horokhiv 1941 Wooden synagogue, destroyed during WW2
Korytnytsia Synagogue Korytnytsia 1941 Wooden synagogue, destroyed during WW2
Kovel Great Synagogue (uk) Kovel Late 19th century Partially preserved After WW2 turned into a textile factory
Liuboml Synagogue (uk) Liuboml 1510 1947
Lukiv Synagogue (uk) Lukiv 1781 1940s Destroyed during WW2
Galician Synagogue Lutsk After 1862 Partially preserved Currently a residential building
Great Synagogue Lutsk 1629 active Partially destroyed after 1942; after 1970 restored; used as a sports club in 2021 transferred to the Jewish community
Kenesa, Lutsk Lutsk 1814 1972 Wooden kenesa of the Karaite community, burned down
Olyka Synagogue, Lutsk Lutsk Before 1862 Partially preserved Closed during WW2, later used as a cinema, now a cafe
Puric Synagogue Lutsk Second floor constructed after WW2, currently an office building
Olyka Great Synagogue Olyka 1879 c.1942 Wooden synagogue; destroyed sometime after July 1942
Pavlivka Synagogue Pavlivka 18th century 1940s Wooden synagogue, destroyed in WW2
Volodymyr- Great Synagogue (uk) Volodymyr 1801 1951 Damaged during WW2, later demolished

Zakarpattia Oblast

Name Location Image Completed Destroyed Remarks
Great Synagogue Berehove c.1890 Partially preserved Closed in 1959; covered by concrete shell and used as theatre
Bila Tserkva Synagogue Bila Tserkva 1944 Wooden synagogue, destroyed in WW2
Bilky Synagogue Bilky ? ? Destroyed
Synagogue Chop Chop 1908 1944 Destroyed during WW2
Dovhe Synagogue Dovhe 1884 ? Destroyed
Khust Synagogue (uk) Khust 1878 active Continued to operate under Soviet rule
Mukachevo Synagogue Mukachevo 1944 Destroyed during WW2
Uzhhorod Synagogue Uzhhorod 1904 Partially preserved Used as a synagogue until 1944; used as a concert hall since 1947
Velyki Komyaty Synagogue Velyki Komyaty, Berehove Raion, Zakarpattia Oblast Early 20th century Partially preserved Only wooden synagogue in Ukraine preserved in its original state. Relocation to an open-air museum in Uzhhorod is planned for 2025, where the synagogue will serve as a cultural space for the Jewish community.
Vynohradiv Synagogue (uk) Vynohradiv 1874-1905 active During Soviet rule used as a sports school; reconstructed since 2012, currently in municipal ownership

Zaporizhzhia Oblast

Name Location Image Completed Destroyed Remarks
Berdyansk Kenassa (uk) Berdyansk 1899 Partially preserved Destroyed
Berdyansk Synagogue (uk) Berdyansk 1850/1857 ? Closed in 1920s, since 1930s used as sports club
Giymat-Rosa Synagogue (uk) Zaporizhzhia 2005-2012 active Built as a miniature copy of the Temple of Jerusalem
Synagogue of Tailors (uk) Zaporizhzhia 1888 active Returned to the Jewish community in 1991, restored in 1995
Zaporizhzhia Choral Synagogue (uk) Zaporizhzhia 1898 Partially preserved Natinalized in 1929, currently functions as an office space

Zhytomyr Oblast

Name Location Image Completed Destroyed Remarks
Berdychiv Choral Synagogue (uk) Berdychiv 1850 Partially preserved Closed in 1929, later housed an atheist club, restored to the Jewish community in 1946; closed again in 1964 and transformed into a glove factory
Horodnytsia Synagogue (uk) Horodnytsia c. 1900 Partially preserved Damaged in WW2, currently used as a town hall
Korosten Synagogue Korosten Active
Norynsk Synagogue Norynsk (uk) c.1800 ? Wooden synagogue, destroyed
Ovruch Synagogue Ovruch ? 1941 Wooden synagogue, destroyed in WW2
Radomyshl Synagogue Radomyshl 1887 c.1930 Burnt down in 1926; demolished in the 1930s
Great Synagogue Zviahel 1740 c. 1945 Destroyed during or immediately after WW2

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