Neveh Shalom Synagogue

Neveh Shalom Synagogue
Neveh Shalom Synagogue
בית הכנסת נווה שלום

Street view of synagogue exterior

Basic information
Location Keizerstraat 82
Suriname Paramaribo, Suriname
Geographic coordinates 5°49′42″N 55°9′33.8″W / 5.82833°N 55.159389°W / 5.82833; -55.159389
Affiliation Jewish
Year consecrated 1665

The Neveh Shalom Synagogue (Hebrew: בית הכנסת נווה שלום‎) is the only synagogue of the Ashkenazi community in Suriname.[1]

The lot on Keizerstraat 82 was acquired in 1716 by Sephardi Jews. The original building was completed in 1723 and replaced the first Surinamese synagogue in the Jodensavanne, originally built of wood between 1665-1671 (but already rebuilt with bricks). The synagogue was sold to the Ashkenazim in 1735, and the Sephardim formed a separate community known as Sedek Ve Shalom. The two communities have since merged, and hold services in alternating buildings and alternating rites.

The current synagogue on the Keizerstraat 82 lot, designed by architect J.F. Halfhide, was completed in 1842 or 1843.

The Mosque Keizerstraat is adjacent to the synagogue.

References

  1. ^ suriname-jewish-community.com



Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Neveh Shalom Synagogue (Portland, Oregon) — This article is about the Neveh Shalom Synagogue in Portland. For the synagogue in Istanbul, see Neve Shalom Synagogue. For the synagogue in Paramaribo, see Neveh Shalom Synagogue. For the cooperative village in Israel, see Neve Shalom – Wāħat as …   Wikipedia

  • Neve Shalom Synagogue — This article is about Neve Shalom in Istanbul. For the synagogue in Paramaribo, see Neveh Shalom Synagogue. For the synagogue in Portland, Oregon, see Neveh Shalom Synagogue in Portland. For the cooperative village in Israel, see Neve Shalom –… …   Wikipedia

  • Synagogue Neve Shalom (Paramaribo) — La synagogue Neveh Shalom (en néerlandais Synagoge Neve Shalom, en hébreu בית הכנסת נווה שלום) est un lieu de culte israélite de la ville de Paramaribo. Achevée en 1842, elle est l unique synagogue de la république du Surinam. Elle se situe le… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Neve Shalom — redirects here. For other uses, see Neve Shalom (disambiguation). This article is about the cooperative village in Israel. For the synagogue in Istanbul, see Neve Shalom Synagogue. For the synagogue in Paramaribo, see Neveh Shalom Synagogue. For… …   Wikipedia

  • Neve Shalom (disambiguation) — Neve Shalom (also spelt Neveh Shalom in some cases, Hebrew: נווה שלום‎) may refer to: Places Neve Shalom – Wāħat as Salām, a cooperative village in Israel Synagogues The Neve Shalom Synagogue in Istanbul The Neveh Shalom Synagogue in Paramaribo… …   Wikipedia

  • Oldest synagogues in the world — The Santa María la Blanca synagogue was built in Toledo, Spain in 1190 …   Wikipedia

  • List of synagogues — A list of synagogues around the world.A* Afghanistan: Charshi Torabazein Synagogue (Kabul), Yu Aw Synagogue (Herat) * Albania: Valona Synagogue (Vlorë) * Algeria: Great Synagogue (Oran) * Argentina: Mishkan Centro de Espiritualidad Judía (Buenos… …   Wikipedia

  • History of the Jews in Jamaica — The history of the Jews in Jamaica is connected to the History of the Jews in Spain. HistoryThe Spanish Inquisition was at its height during the reign of the devout Roman Catholic King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella of Castile, and was …   Wikipedia

  • TURKEY — TURKEY, modern republic in Asia Minor and S.E. Europe (see ottoman empire for previous period). In the peace treaty of Lausanne (July 24, 1923), Turkey established complete sovereignty in Anatolia, the southeastern part of Thrace, and some… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Mosque Keizerstraat — and the adjacent Neveh Shalom Synagogue The Mosque Keizerstraat ( …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”