Practical info

Type of location: Synagogue

Grand Choral Synagogue of Saint Petersburg

Lermontovskiy pr., 2, St Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, Russia, 190121

Historical description

Saint Petersburg

Despite the prohibition against Jews living in Russia, beyond a clearly defined zone, there were a few remarkable exceptions in the eighteenth century, particularly in the capital, Saint Petersburg, where the Russian-Jewish intelligentsia was concentrated. In 1900, ... Read more