Menorah Center, Dnipro
Menorah Center in Dnipro, Ukraine, is a large Jewish community complex completed in 2012. It is often described as the biggest multifunctional Jewish center in Europe or the world. The heart of the complex is the Golden Rose central synagogue, which dates back to the 19th century.
The project was proposed by Rabbi Shmuel Kaminetsky and funded by Gennadiy Bogolyubov and Ihor Kolomoyskyi. The idea was to combine spirituality, culture, and business in one building. The center is designed like a seven-branched menorah, with seven towers—the tallest reaching about 77 meters (20 stories). The complex covers a large area and includes a synagogue, museums, offices, shopping spaces, a publishing house, art galleries, kosher restaurants and cafes, conference and banquet halls, a hotel, a youth hostel, classrooms, a tourist information center, and an Israel visa center. Architect Alexander Sorin designed the project, and signs inside the center are in English, Ukrainian, Russian, and Hebrew. It is located at Sholom-Aleikhema Street 4/26, Dnipro, 49000.
Key points
- Purpose: serve the Jewish community in Dnipro (about 30,000 people) and use profits for charitable projects.
- Notable events: 2016 business forum “Ukraine is a country of entrepreneurs” with around 400 participants; UKROP party conference.
- Humanitarian role: after the 2022 Russian invasion, it became a center for refugee aid and support.
- Claims: described as the largest Jewish complex in the former Soviet Union; features modern technology, multimedia, and holograms; the hotel is designed to allow guests to observe Shabbat.
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