Levente Magyar, the parliamentary state secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, announced on Friday that Hungary and Ukraine will jointly renovate the former Great Synagogue of Beregszasz, one of the defining buildings of the city's main square.
Announcing the beginning of the reconstruction on the spot, Levente Magyar underlined that the historical moment that few had believed in had arrived - the concrete sarcophagus, in which the 19th century was practically closed in the sixties of the last century, would be demolished. an imposing synagogue built at the end of the 19th century, when it was converted into a center of culture.
He called the implementation of the project an extremely important step in the process during which "we, the peoples living in a community of destiny in East Central Europe - Hungarians, Ukrainians, Jews and others - try every day to recover something from what made the 20th century century robbed us of our identity and culture".
The construction works will begin in 2023 at the initiative of the Subcarpathian Hungarian Cultural Association (KMKSZ) and the Beregszász City Council with funding from the Hungarian government and the support of the Transcarpathian County Administration Office.
According to the plans, the cultural community space created by the renovated synagogue and the new wing organically connected to it can open at the end of 2024.
Viktor Mikita, the governor of Subcarpathian County, thanked him for the extremely important support that Hungary is providing to Ukraine during the current difficult period. The new cultural center will increase the tourist attraction of the region, so the county's leadership highly values the partnership assistance from the Hungarian side and supports continuous dialogue.
Magyar Levente Beregszász met with the chairmanship of the KMKSZ, then visited Munkács, where he viewed the Munkácsy Mihály Hungarian House, established in June 2021 with government support. At his press conference, he said that Hungary was interested in preserving peace, "because building, restoring historical values, and preserving the memory of destroyed communities through the renovation of the synagogue can only be done in a peaceful environment."
Magyar Levente also announced that Hungary will provide the three million euro funds needed to complete the first Subcarpathian waste processing plant to be built on the border of Makkosjános village in the Beregszász district.
Source: MTI
Photo: MTI/János Nemes
