Soldier Synagogue - the only active synagogue in the city of Rostov-on-Don. It is located at the intersection of Newspaper alley and street Turgenev.

The history of the Rostov synagogue beginning in 1862 when Jewish soldiers decided to form their Jewish Prayer Society. In May 1862 a soldier with the permission of society Katerynoslav provincial government hired under its prayer house a special room. In 1872, for the Soldier's synagogue was built a new stone building, has allocated funds for the construction of a local merchant of the first guild IM Elitser. The author of this project, probably made by a senior city architect EE Shulman. The construction of the synagogue was engaged in a local building contractor ML Geronimus.

In 1881, for the spiritual reign of the synagogue to the main building it was attached three-storey brick building. In 1891, it completed construction of a two-storey extension to the south, intended for school children insolvent soldiers and school prayer. In October 1905, during the pogroms Soldier synagogue was badly damaged by fire. The building was restored and reconstructed only in 1914

Rostov synagogue was built in the Art Nouveau style with some elements of oriental architecture. The building has a simple laconic facades, window frames stylized gothic rose and have polutsirkulyarnye completion. Cap and the bulk of the synagogue rusticated. Complement the architectural appearance of the building stucco rosettes, arkaturny frieze under the eaves of the average amount of parapets and a large cornice.

In 1935, the synagogue was nationalized, after which it was used as a himfabriki Gormestproma and radio factory units "Komsomolets". In 1943, the building was once again occupied the Jewish community to do more to repair. It was only in July 1993 Small board Rostov city executive committee has decided to transfer the former synagogue of the Jewish religious community. In 2005, in a historic building of the synagogue was conducted Soldier major repairs, reconstruction and restoration. Inauguration of the restored synagogue took place in December 2005