Malbim Synagogue
# Malbim Synagogue

The Malbim Synagogue was a synagogue on 4 Strada Bravilor , in Bucharest, Romania. The building was devastated by the far-right Legionaries in 1941. The synagogue was demolished in 1987 to make room for the Union Boulevard.

## History

The synagoge was built in 1864 upon the initiative of head rabbi Meir Leibush Wisser and reconstructed in 1912. The building was named after Rabbi Meir Leibish Malbim (1809-1879), being Chief Rabbi of Bucharest and Romania (1858-1864).

