Ostroh synagogue

January 28, 2017, the city of Ostroh, Rivne region.

A plot about the Ostroh Synagogue and its restoration. Shooting from a quadcopter, snow, almost destroyed synagogue building, restoration work, ruins inside, archival photos.

Comments: Hryhorii Arshynov, the initiator of the synagogue's restoration; Rabbi Yisrael Meir Gabai.

Background: The Ostroh Synagogue is a monument of Jewish sacred architecture in the former Jewish quarter of the city. It is an outstanding historical center of religious life for one of the largest and most influential Jewish communities in Volyn. It is a unique architectural monument of the Renaissance and Baroque periods. The synagogue's peculiarity was its defense purpose.