The Times of Israel: New Jewish cultural complex opens in Ukraine

By The Times of Israel.

Published Oct. 18, 2012 at 11:17 am

Hassidic men dance and sing to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, Jewish New Year in Uman on Sept. 17. The day is believed to be the anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve.

Photo by UNIAN

A Jewish cultural center, including a Holocaust museum, was dedicated in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine.

The Menorah Jewish Community Center, a
seven-tower, 20-story center and museum complex, was dedicated Tuesday
in a ceremony. It will open to the public on Oct. 21.

The complex, which also includes an Institute
for Jewish Culture as well as a gallery with photographs of 40 major
synagogues in Dnepropetrovsk before the Nazis took power, cost an
estimated $60 million to build.

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