The Great Synagogue of Sharhorod was constructed in 1589 making it one of the oldest synagogues in Ukraine. It was built as a fortress synagogue with 1 to 2 m thick walls. Between 1674 and 1699 it was occupied by Turks and used as a mosque. Restoration work on the synagogue was completed in 2012.
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The Great Synagogue in Otaci is an Ashkenazi synagogue dating from the mid-19th century. This Historicist brick building is now abandoned.
The Great Synagogue in Brailiv is an Ashkenazi synagogue completed in 1904. In use until the 1930s, this brick synagogue has been transformed into an office building.
The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown. According to the Commission on the Preservation of Jewish Heritage, the cemetery was established in the early 19th century. There are around 3,000 gravestones. The earliest tombstone found dates to 1873, the most recent to 1931. The cemetery is abandoned, and it is used for cattle grazing.
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