Vyborg Synagogue was the synagogue of the Jewish community in
Vyborg
Vyborg (; rus, Вы́борг, links=1, r=Výborg, p=ˈvɨbərk; fi, Viipuri ; sv, Viborg ; german: Wiborg ) is a town in, and the administrative center of, Vyborgsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It lies on the Karelian Isthmus n ...
. It was completed in 1910 as the town was a part of
Grand Duchy of Finland
The Grand Duchy of Finland ( fi, Suomen suuriruhtinaskunta; sv, Storfurstendömet Finland; russian: Великое княжество Финляндское, , all of which literally translate as Grand Principality of Finland) was the predecess ...
. Vyborg Synagogue was one of the three synagogues ever built in Finland.
Original design was made by Finnish architect
Gerhard Sohlberg Gerhard is a name of Germanic origin and may refer to:
Given name
* Gerhard (bishop of Passau) (fl. 932–946), German prelate
* Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg (1292–1340), German prince, regent of Denmark
* Gerhard Barkhorn (1919– ...
in 1905 and the synagogue was built in 1909–1910 after some modifications by construction engineer Viktor Riihelä. It was completely destroyed by
Soviet
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...
air bombings on the first day of
Winter War
The Winter War,, sv, Vinterkriget, rus, Зи́мняя война́, r=Zimnyaya voyna. The names Soviet–Finnish War 1939–1940 (russian: link=no, Сове́тско-финская война́ 1939–1940) and Soviet–Finland War 1 ...
, 30 November 1939.
Synagogat
Fenno Judaica. Retrieved 5 November 2014. (in Finnish)
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Synagogues in Finland
Destroyed synagogues
Buildings and structures in Vyborg
Ashkenazi synagogues
Ashkenazi Jewish culture in Finland
Winter War
Synagogues completed in 1910
1910 establishments in Finland
Buildings and structures demolished in 1939
Religious organizations disestablished in 1939
1939 disestablishments in Finland
1939 disestablishments in the Soviet Union
National Romantic architecture in Finland
Art Nouveau synagogues
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