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The Vilnius Kenesa (Lithuanian: Vilniaus kenesa) is a Qaraite Jewish congregation and synagogue, or kenesa, located at 6 Liubarto Street, in Žvėrynas, one of the neighborhoods of Vilnius, in the Vilnius County of Lithuania.




History


Designed by Mikhail Prozorov in the Historicist and Moorish Revival styles, the synagogue was completed in 1923. Its windows have a Moorish Revival–style decor on the exterior.
In 1949 the Kenesa was nationalized and a club, an archive and flats were established in it. On 23 September 1988 the Kenesa was returned to the Karaites community. In 1989–1993 the Kenesa was reconstructed and original interior plan with its decor elements were restored.




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History of the Jews in Lithuania
Lithuanian Jews




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External links


Media related to Karaite synagogue in Vilnius at Wikimedia Commons

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