Marina Rosha Synagogue (Moscow)

Moscow Marina Rosha Synagogue
Московская Синагога Хабада в Марьиной Роще
Basic information
Location Russia Moscow, Russia
Affiliation Orthodox Judaism
Completed 1989

The Maryina Roshcha Synagogue (Russian: Московская Синагога Хабада в Марьиной Роще) is a synagogue in Moscow established in 1925 at Vtoroy Vysheslavtsev Lane, 5a.

History

This synagogue is also called "the Second Moscow synagogue" (after the Moscow Choral Synagogue. The building, completed in 1996, replaced the one destroyed by fire in 1993. Since 2000 it's also a Chabad-Lubavitch Community Center.

The Synagogue is part of a large Jewish spiritual center under the auspices of the Moscow Jewish Public Center (Russian: МЕОЦ), which also incorporated nearby former Bakhmetevsky Bus Garage and Beyt Schwidler school.

Coordinates: 55°47′27″N 37°36′29″E / 55.79083°N 37.60806°E / 55.79083; 37.60806

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