Choral Synagogue (Brest)

Choral Synagogue
An early 20th-century image of the synagogue
Religion
AffiliationOrthodox Judaism (former)
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusSynagogue (1862–1941)
StatusActive
Location
LocationBrest
CountryBelarus
Choral Synagogue (Brest) is located in Belarus
Choral Synagogue (Brest)
Location in Belarus
Geographic coordinates52°05′27″N 23°41′41″E / 52.0908°N 23.6946°E / 52.0908; 23.6946
Architecture
TypeSynagogue architecture
StyleOctagonal
Groundbreaking1851
Completed1862

The Choral Synagogue or the Great Synagogue is a former Orthodox Jewish synagogue tin Brest (known in Yiddish: Brisk), Belarus. Completed in c. 1862, it was used as a synagogue until World War II, and served as the main synagogue in Brest.


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