Ukrainian: Київська велика хоральна синагога (Kyivska Velyka Khoralna Sinagoga), also синагога на Подолі (Sinagoga na Podoli). 1894. Active.
The Great Choral Synagogue in Kiev (Ukrainian: велика хоральна синагога Києва, Velyka Khoralna Sinagoga Kyeva), also referred to as the Podil Synagogue (Ukr. синагога на Подолі, Sinagoga na Podoli) due to its location in the Podil district, is situated at 29 Schekovytska Street and currently often called the Orach Chaim. The synagogue was established in 1894, after Hessel Rozenberg received a permit to construct a residential house. To complete all formalities, his son, Gabriel Jacob Rozenberg, obtained a permission to move a house of prayer to the building. The official opening took place in 1895. In the years 1915–1916, the synagogue was expanded thanks to the Vladimir Ginzburg Foundation, with new architectural elements added in the so-called Moorish Revival style.
The synagogue was closed in 1929 and converted into the seat of a crafts artel. In 1945, after Kyiv was liberated from German occupation, the Soviet authorities allowed for the synagogue to be reopened. For almost half a century, it was the only active synagogue in the city.
In 1990, restoration works were launched at the initiative of the new rabbi of Kyiv and Ukraine, Yaakov Dov Bleich. A yeshiva and schools for boys and girls were established in the same building. In 1992, the synagogue officially became the property of the Jewish community.
