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Initial synagogue building construction
The building was erected in 1582 as a single-hall structure.
Second building stage
Nahman completed the second stage with architect Paulo Romano in 1595.
Establishment of the Outside the City Synagogue
The Outside the City Synagogue in Lviv was established in 1652.
Establishment of the Temple of the Enlightened
The Temple of the Enlightened was established in Lviv in 1848.
Rabbi Israel of Ruzhin visits Lvov
Rabbi Israel of Ruzhin reportedly visited Lvov and met Rabbi Yaakov Ornstein.
Burning of an unnamed grandson of Yehoshua Reitzes
An unnamed grandson of Yehoshua Reitzes was burned in Lviv on a Sabbath in 1728.
Israel-Leibel’s arrival in Galicia
Israel-Leibel came from Warsaw to Galicia to disseminate books opposing Hasidism.
Israel-Leibel’s petition to Emperor Franz
Israel-Leibel submitted a written complaint and petition to Emperor Franz.
Birth of J. L. Mises
J. L. Mises was born in Lviv in 1798.
Arter leaves Lviv
Religious opposition harmed Arter’s livelihood, forcing him to leave Lviv.
Founding of the New Temple in Lviv
Lviv Enlightenment supporters established the new temple in the year 5600.
Killing of Joseph Hayot during the 1664 Lviv clash
Joseph Hayot was reportedly killed while praying during a 1664 clash in Lviv.
Baruch Shor’s marriage in Iași
Baruch Shor married in Iași, Romania.
Baruch Shor goes to America
Baruch Shor left his city and went to America after being fined and displaced from the prayer stand.
Delegation travels to New York
A special delegation went to New York to reconcile with Baruch Shor and bring him back to Lviv.
Mordechai Shor succeeds his father
After Baruch Shor’s death, his son Mordechai became cantor in his place.
Baruch Shor dies while praying
Baruch Shor died while leading the additional prayer on the last day of Passover.
Zeidel Rovner’s move to America
After serving in Rovna, Zeidel Rovner moved to America.
Zeidel’s seven-year tenure in Lviv
Zeidel served in Lviv for seven years before traveling to Rovno and America.
Death of Baruch Kinstler
Baruch Kinstler died in Lviv after living there for several years.
Marriage in Birtsch
The cantor married in Birtsch, Galicia, at age eighteen.
Municipal cantor service in Przemysl
The cantor began serving as municipal cantor in Przemysl in 1909.
Migration to America
The cantor traveled to America on Shabbat in 1923 and worked in cantorial performance.
Birth in Galicia
Mendel Finster-Rokach was born in Galicia in 1906.
Deportation to extermination crematoria
After Rotterdam’s conquest, Mendel Finster-Rokach, his wife, and two children were sent to crematoria in Poland.
David Katzman served as cantor in Lviv
David Katzman served as a cantor in Lviv until 1926.
Jacob Kosovitzky came to Lviv
Jacob Kosovitzky came to Lviv in 1926, replacing David Katzman.
Joseph Aidelzon served in Lviv
Joseph Aidelzon served at Galed Synagogue in Lviv from 1930 to 1935.
Shmuel Kantorov was born
Shmuel Kantorov was born in Kremenchug, Poltava Governorate.
Chaim Wolfish was born
Chaim Wolfish was born in Brody in 1886.
Birth of Yehoshua Hershil Abers
Yehoshua Hershil Abers was born in 1820.
Abers served as cantor in Ternopil
Abers served as cantor in Ternopil from 1837 to 1844.
Abers served as cantor in Lviv
Abers served as cantor in Lviv from 1844 to 1860.
Birth of Yaakov Bachman
Yaakov Bachman was born in Lugan.
Bachman moved to Odesa
Bachman moved from Lviv to Odesa in 1879.
Birth of Yitzhak Hirsch Halevi Heilpern
Yitzhak Hirsch Halevi Heilpern was born in Zhytomyr in 1854.