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Great Synagogue (Brody)

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “main synagogue of the jewish community in brody”. Today it says “former orthodox jewish synagogue”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-03.
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The opening as it read in 2025

Former synagogue in Brody, Ukraine "Brody synagogue" redirects here. The Great Synagogue of Brody , also known as the Old Fortress Synagogue , is a former Orthodox Jewish synagogue , located in Brody , in the Lviv Oblast of Ukraine . The congregation worshipped in the Ashkenazi rite . Constructed in the mid-18th century in the former Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth , the building was significantly damaged by the Nazis in 1943, and has since fallen into disrepair. Brody History: Historical heritage: Architectural Monuments . 2017 . In Hundert, Gershon (ed.). YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe . Center for Urban History . n.d . The Times of Israel . Activists seek to form working group to chart & implement strategy" .

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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “main synagogue of the jewish community in brody”. Today it says “former orthodox jewish synagogue”. Read the current article and compare.
Oct '232025
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Then

main synagogue of the jewish community in brody

Now

former orthodox jewish synagogue

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