The wooden synagogue from a Transcarpathian village will come to life in the Uzhgorod museum — the return of the memory of the Jewish community of Transcarpathia
What sounds like "moving a house" is actually returning a voice to the community.
In 2025, the wooden synagogue from the village of Velyki Komiaty will be moved to the Transcarpathian Museum of Folk Architecture and Life in Uzhhorod (Uzhhorod Skansen). This was announced on September 18, 2025, by the United Jewish Community of Ukraine on Telegram.
This decision is enshrined in a memorandum: the Department of Culture of the Transcarpathian Regional State Administration, the Consulate General of Hungary, Rabbi of Uzhhorod and Transcarpathia Mendel Wilhelm, and the museum management are acting together. After installation — restoration and recreation of the interior "according to the canons," not "for show." Such projects are rare because they require the unified will of several worlds at once — bureaucratic, diplomatic, and religious.
Where all this is happening and why there
Velyki Komiaty lies in the Borzhava Valley — an area with endless gardens and a habit of looking beyond market horizons. The village is mentioned in sources as early as the 14th century; old chronicles trace connections to Hungarian owners, nearby fairs, and the road to Berehove and Vynohradiv.
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