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Great Synagogue (Berehove)

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “built in the late 19th century”. Today it says “former orthodox jewish synagogue”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023

Former synagogue in Berehove, Ukraine Synagogue after conversion Berehove, former Synagogue, covered, March 2018 The Great Synagoge in Berehove in Ukraine , Zakarpattia Oblast was built in the late 19th century. It was not destroyed during World War II and used as a synagogue until 1959, when it was confiscated by the Soviet authorities. The interior was converted into a theatre and cultural centre. A concrete shell was built around the building; though the original building was kept intact, it could no longer be seen. Today the front of it is covered with a huge drapery, showing a picture of the original front.1

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Then

built in the late 19th century

Now

former orthodox jewish synagogue

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