17th century Slonim synagogue put up for sale for 50 thousand euros

The Slonim synagogue, built in 1642 in the Baroque style, was put up for sale. The building is a historical and cultural value

 

The initial price for the synagogue is 137,000 rubles, for this amount you can buy an unfinished cottage in the Grodno microdistrict Zaritsa

 

Now the synagogue is on the balance sheet of the department of culture of the Slonim district executive committee. According to

 the terms of the sale, it is possible to reconstruct the building into a religious (religious) destination, an object of cultural, educational and entertainment purposes. Installment payment up to 1 year is possible. The lease term for the plot under the building is 50 years

 

Design estimates for reconstruction must be developed within 2 years. When restoring the building, it is necessary to preserve the artistic, stylistic and design features, and have time to put into operation - no later than 5 years from the date of conclusion of the contract. In the event of default, the seller may terminate the contract unilaterally without reimbursing the winner of the auction

 

The auction will take place a week later, on June 15, in Grodno at the address September 17, 39. Beginning at 12:00. The last day for applying for participation is June 10th

 

The Slonim Synagogue is the oldest building in the city and one of the oldest synagogues in Belarus. Before the Second World 

War, about 17 thousand Jews lived in the city, but only 200 survived. After the war, the synagogue was used as a warehouse. For the past two decades it has been empty. During this time, the building began to fall apart and was often subjected to vandalism, but part of the interior decoration was still preserved

 

At the beginning of 2018, the building was among the four most important synagogues in Europe that need to be restored. In England, they presented a project to save the synagogues in Europe, created at the initiative of the Jewish Heritage Foundation, and were looking for funding

 

 

Last year, the head of the Association of Slonim Jews in Israel, Zvi Shefet, said that Slonim Jews will raise funds in Israel and other countries of the world to restore the synagogue, but, as a guest from Israel said, there should be some help from the Slonim authorities, writes "Radio Ratsya". i