▁the ▁N iz h ny ▁Nov gor od ▁region . ▁The ▁policy ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁regime ▁towards ▁Jews ▁was ▁dual . ▁On ▁the ▁one ▁hand , ▁community ▁institutions ▁were ▁abol ished , ▁and ▁at he ism ▁was ▁propag ated . ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁the ▁government ▁attempted ▁to ▁control ▁accused ▁anti - S emit ism ▁and ▁fought ▁against ▁pog rom s . ▁For ▁the ▁most ▁part , ▁however , ▁the ▁propag ation ▁of ▁at he ism ▁had ▁the ▁greater ▁effect ▁on ▁Jewish ▁church ▁organisation , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁the ▁syn agog ue ' s ▁social ▁role ▁dimin ished ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁services ▁it ▁provided . ▁By ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁the ▁syn agog ue , ▁club ▁and ▁national ▁society ▁had ▁been ▁abol ished . ▁ ▁With ▁gl as nost ▁during ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁the ▁subsequent ▁fall ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁government , ▁the ▁Jewish ▁community ▁of ▁N iz h ny ▁Nov gor od ▁experienced ▁a ▁r ena issance . ▁A ▁Club ▁of ▁Jewish ▁Culture ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁and ▁a ▁religious ▁community ▁was ▁registered . ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁the ▁syn agog ue ▁building ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁community , ▁and ▁services ▁res umed ▁later ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁The ▁syn agog ue ▁is ▁once ▁again ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁Jewish ▁community , ▁and ▁is ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁organisation ▁of ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁services , ▁including ▁schools ▁and ▁youth ▁clubs