The Great Synagogue in Berestechko is an Ashkenazi synagogue built between 1827 and 1885 by the architect Konstantin Rasturkhanov. This Baroque Survival brick building now serves as an office. According to the tourist guide of 1929, the exterior of the synagogue was decorated with paintings.
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The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown. Presumably, it appears on the Austro-Hungarian maps of the 1880s. According to Pinkas haKehillot, the cemetery was operating until 1939. On November 2, 1942, a ghetto was established. On 17 April 1943, the Leshniv ghetto was liquidated, and more than 250 Jews were deported to the Brody ghetto. 19 Jews returned to Leshniv after WWII.
The Great Synagogue in Brody was constructed of stone in 1742. In May 1859 the synagogue suffered in a great fire which destroyed most of Brody. The building was renovated in the mid-1960s and was shortly used as a storeroom. In 1991 there was an attempted restoration which was not implemented. The building is no longer in use.
The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown. The oldest tombstone’s date relates to the early 20th century so it can be assumed that the cemetery emerged during that period. It was not marked on an old maps. The fence was erected by ESJF in April 2017.
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