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Karaite Kenesa (Kyiv)

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “former kenesa”. Today it says “former karaite jewish synagogue”.
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Karaite Kenesa of Kyiv ( Ukrainian : Караїмська кенаса Києва ) is a former Karaite Jewish synagogue , or kenesa , located at Yaroslaviv Val Street 7, close to the Golden Gates of Kyiv , in the Shevchenkivskyi District of Kyiv , Ukraine . The former synagogue building is listed as a monument of Architectural Heritage of National Importance of Ukraine . Since 1981, the building has housed the Ukrainian House of Actors, also called the Actor's House.

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Then

former kenesa

Now

former karaite jewish synagogue

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