▁sites ▁in ▁Mal ta ▁Category : Lu qa ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁install ations ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁Category : Mal ta – Un ited ▁Kingdom ▁military ▁relations <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁N iz h ny ▁Nov gor od ▁Syn agog ue ▁serves ▁the ▁Jewish ▁community ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁city ▁of ▁N iz h ny ▁Nov gor od , ▁which ▁currently ▁numbers ▁over ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁ 5 a ▁Gru zin sk aya ▁Street . ▁ ▁The ▁Jewish ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁grew ▁rapidly ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁centuries , ▁rising ▁from ▁ 3 0 0 ▁people ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁to ▁some ▁ 3 0 0 0 ▁people ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁The ▁city ▁accepted ▁many ▁Jewish ▁refuge es ▁after ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁and ▁Russian ▁Civil ▁War , ▁sw elling ▁its ▁number ▁by ▁some ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁people . ▁The ▁syn agog ue ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁period ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁The ▁syn agog ue ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁a ▁ra bbi ▁and ▁a ▁chief ▁ra bbi . ▁There ▁they ▁formed ▁a ▁yes h iva ▁and ▁held ▁char itable ▁and ▁fun eral ▁services . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁increase ▁of ▁Jewish ▁refuge es ▁in ▁N iz h ny ▁Nov gor od , ▁government ▁policy ▁was ▁aim ed ▁at ▁reducing ▁the ▁Jewish ▁population ▁in