Harbin Museum of Jewish History and Culture ( Chinese : 哈尔滨犹太历史文化博物馆 ; pinyin : Hā'ěrbīn Yóutài Lìshǐ Wénhuà Bówùguǎn ) is a museum commemorating the Jewish diaspora in Harbin , China from early 1900s to 1950s. It is located at the former site of the New Synagogue of Harbin ( 哈尔滨犹太新会堂 ). The museum features documents, photographs, films, and personal items documenting the lives of some of the more than 20,000 Jewish residents in Harbin.
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14-504: Is a concert hall in Harbin , Heilongjiang Province , China, and formerly the old synagogue of Harbin from 1909 to 1963. Upon its renovation in 2014, it was reopened as a major concert hall in the city. The city of Harbin was home to thousands of Jews . The number of Jewish diasporas living in Harbin was over 20,000 in the 1920s, making Harbin the largest gregarious center for Jews in
21-606: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages New Synagogue (Harbin) The first floor of the museum shows photographs, paintings of several buildings in Harbin constructed by Jews in the first half of the 20th century. The exhibitions on the second and third floors present education, industry, art and music of Jews in Harbin. Built in 1918 as Harbin New Synagogue after Harbin General Synagogue , which
28-897: Is now the Harbin Old Synagogue Concert Hall, the new synagogue was the largest of its kind in China. The synagogue was closed in 1950s as Jews in Harbin were leaving and heading for destinations such as Israel, the United States and Australia. In 2004, Harbin municipal government restored the synagogue to its original architectural style and transferred the building into the current museum. Harbin Old Synagogue Concert Hall The Harbin Old Synagogue Concert Hall ( Chinese : 哈尔滨老会堂音乐厅 ; pinyin : Hā'ěrbīn Lǎohuìtáng Yīnyuètīng )
35-528: The Far East. On 15 January 1909, the hall opened as Harbin General Synagogue ( 哈尔滨犹太总会堂 ), the main Jewish religious site for the city. The former Jewish middle school was adjacent to the synagogue, whose site is still well preserved and was transferred into a music school. In June 1931, the building was devastated by a great fire and was refurbished. Abraham Kaufman , then leader of Harbin Jewish community,
42-458: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about synagogues with the same or similar names. If an internal link referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended airport article, if one exists. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=New_Synagogue&oldid=1222302991 " Category : Synagogue disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
49-408: Was working in the synagogue from 1919 to 1945. In 2013, over 1 billion Chinese yuan was spent by Harbin municipal government on the refurbishment of the building and transfer to a music hall. The hall reopened in 2014. In May 2013, the building was listed National Key Protected Building. A series of concerts are held in the hall all over the year. A nostalgic bookstore is on the third floor of
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