September 27, 2026
A 130-year-old synagogue is being offered for sale for less than 4 agorot
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In the city of Mariinsk in Siberia, Russia, there stands an old synagogue from 1896.
In the past, the Jewish community in the city used it.
Today, the building stands empty.
Now the city's authorities want to sell it.
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The opening price is just one ruble. That's less than four agorot. The sale will take place in an auction in October.
The Jewish community used the synagogue until the early 1930s. After that, the Soviet authorities used it as a sports club. Later, a post office operated in it. Since 1999, no one has used the building.
The building is large and has two floors. But it is in poor condition and needs major renovations. The authorities classify it as a heritage building, so whoever buys it will need to preserve its historic appearance.