Elements of a 19th-century synagogue were found during the renovation of a hospital in Crimea

In the city of Belogorsk in Crimea, during the overhaul of the infectious diseases department of the Central Hospital, the surviving elements of a synagogue of the 19th century were found. Frescoes and iron stained glass windows were placed on the south wall of the building. A marble plaque about the Krymchaks prayer house was hung on the facade.

According to IA SevastopolMedia with reference to the republican Ministry of Health, the modernization of the building cost 134 million rubles. A branch has been opened in a detached two-storey building. There are 13 boxes with 25 seats, including a ward for patients with limited mobility.

In addition, workers replaced the roof, windows and doors, renovated bathrooms, replaced utility networks, completed interior and exterior decoration, and equipped exhaust ventilation. The department has new medical furniture.

Currently, there are from 1 thousand to 1.5 thousand Crimeans in the world, 600-700 of them live in Israel and about 230 people in Crimea.

Earlier it was reported that archaeologists discovered gold and silver women's jewelry of the 5th-6th centuries in the Almalyk-dere burial ground in Crimea. This is the largest early medieval necropolis of Mangup. Among the finds are earrings, rivets from a belt set, fibulae, shoe buckles, and applications to decorate the collar. Excavations were carried out in previously unexplored areas.