Built in 1589 in what was then the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, it is one of the oldest synagogues in Ukraine.

There are further extensions along the walls, of which the ones to the south and east are fairly modern (c. 1950).

[4] Inside the main hall are four pillars, which are decorated with ornamental stucco fragments of the 18th and 19th centuries.

From around 1930, when Ukraine (and Sharhorod) belonged to the Soviet Union, the building was used as a storehouse for beverages.

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