Synagogue and Transcarpathia: in Uzhgorod, the foundation was laid for the restoration of the only unique wooden synagogue in Europe from the village of Bolshiye Komyaty

In Uzhgorod, a step was taken that recently seemed almost impossible: the foundation was laid for the restoration of the wooden synagogue from the village of Velyki Komyaty in Transcarpathia at the Transcarpathian Museum of Folk Architecture and Life. This is a rare monument of Jewish heritage that was dismantled, transported to the regional center, and is now planned to be recreated in the open-air museum. According to Ukrainian and specialized Jewish sources, this object is indeed one of the very few surviving wooden synagogues in Eastern Europe, and after restoration, it should become part of the museum's exhibition and simultaneously a space for cultural and religious life.

This was reported by the Transcarpathian Regional Council.

For the Israeli audience, this news is important not only as a local history plot from Transcarpathia.

It directly concerns the theme of preserving Jewish memory in Eastern Europe — the very memory that has been disappearing for decades along with communities, buildings, cemeteries, and local stories. Against the backdrop of war, destruction, and general instability, the very idea of not just preserving the remnants of a building but…

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