Photograph: Wooden synagogue
European Jews
Southwestern Krai, Podolia province, Ushitsky district, Shtetl of Zamehov
1912-1914s
Gelatin silver printing with chemical development (DOP)
11,6 x 16,9
РЭМ 4997-11
Jewish ethnographic expedition of S. A. An-sky. Synagogue: Jewish house of prayer, spiritual and administrative center of a Jewish community. The synagogue combined ritual, managerial, and educational functions; it hosted public prayers and study of sacred texts, religious rites, and meetings of the community's administration and courts; often, spaces for ritual immersion (mikvah) and schools for children (cheders and Talmud Torahs were also provided in synagogues. Some synagogues had special spaces for visitors.
בית הכנסת מעץ. מחוז פודולסק, אוייזד אושיצקי, עיירה יהודית זמחוב. יהודים אירופאים. המשלחת האתנוגרפית היהודית של ס'.א'. אנ-סקי צלם - יודובין ס'.ב'. 1912-1914. תמונה מודפסת.
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