The Jewish population in the city declined and the synagogue fell into disuse. While in other cities from the country the other synagogues were renovated and transformed into cultural venues, the local administration from this city didn't take care of the building and soon the poor people started stealing everything from it. They stole the whole roof piece by piece (which was from copper and they could sell it) so the building is now in a state of advanced degradation due to weather that corroded the structure and the walls are in danger of collapsing. It's not that the local administration doesn't have the money to restore the building, it's just too corrupt.
The woman in the picture is supposed to guard the building from thieves, homeless people and vandals. She admitted that she is often scared.

攝影師：
systemdevice
上載：
2017-03-12
標籤：
2011 disappointment expired hebrew ig_mp jew jewish people piata ovidiu ruins synagogue temple woman
相機：
Olympus 35RC
菲林：
DNP Centuria 200
鏡頭：
Olympus E. Zuiko 42mm 1:2.8
城市：
Constanta
國家／地區：
Romania

3 個留言

  1. dromenth
    dromenth ·

    hard to say something

  2. honeygrahams224
    honeygrahams224 ·

    Amazing picture! What is the story behind it?

  3. systemdevice
    systemdevice ·

    @dromenth @honeygrahams224 The Jewish population in that city declined and the synagogue fell into disuse. While in other cities from the country the other synagogues were renovated and transformed into cultural venues, the local administration from this city didn't take care of the building and soon the poor people started stealing everything from it. They stole the whole roof piece by piece (which was from copper and they could sell it) so the building is now in a state of advanced degradation and the walls are in danger of collapsing. It's not that the local administration doesn't have the money to restore the building, it's just too corrupt.

    The woman in the picture is supposed to guard the building from thieves, homeless people and vandals. She admitted that she is often scared.

    Another picture of the interior: www.lomography.jp/homes/systemdevice/cameras/3348786-olympu…

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