The Synagogue

Since the day father abandoned the Minsk Hasidic shtibl, we were associated whole heartedly to the Great Synagogue. This magnificent synagogue was built on the

Why was cantor Zofowitch chosen? I do not know, I only know that after his election the city knew happy times and scandals. The joy came from the

I knew the synagogue as a very young child, when Mr. Fasobski was the cantor. Since that moment, every Sabbath and every holyday had been dedicated to

There are no other days like the High Holy Days in Israel, to seek forgiveness from the Almighty. On the eve of Yom Kippur, before going

On Fridays and holiday eves, the cantor would stand on the stage and open his prayer with “Lechu and Renana” (Go and rejoice). The peak

The last time we prayed at the Great Synagogue was at the end of June 1939. It was apparently Shavuot. I never again set foot in