sentences:  (1899–1950, Soviet Gulag), who survived the Shoah living underground, the new president of "Jüdische Gemeinde zu Berlin" much promoted the reopening of Rykestraße Synagogue.He informed the city council that on Friday, 13 July 1945, the first shabbat ceremony was held, also attended by Soviet City Commander Nikolai Berzarin, however using the better preserved and smaller weekday prayer hall.On 29 July 1945 Rabbi could celebrate the first Jewish wedding there since the closure of the synagogue in 1940.