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Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue in Manhattan

30 March 2024 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General, New York City Reading Time:  6 minutes

🔊 Listen to this Post The Congregation Shearith Israel (lit.: Congregation Remnant of Israel), often called The Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue located at 2 West 70th Street, at Central Park West, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, New York, United States.   read more…

New Synagogue in Dessau

17 January 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

🔊 Listen to this Post The New Synagogue, also known as the Weill Synagogue, is a Jewish place of worship in the city center of Dessau. It is the first newly built synagogue in the state of Saxony-Anhalt since German reunification.   read more…

Cetate Synagogue in Timișoara

20 November 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

🔊 Listen to this Post Cetate Synagogue (Romanian: Sinagoga din Cetate or Sinagoga Cultului Mozaic Neolog) is a Jewish place of worship in Timișoara, Western Romania, located on Mărășești Street in the Cetate district. It was built between 1863 and 1865 in an eclectic style with Moorish elements. It is inscribed in the list of historical monuments in Timiș County. The synagogue reopened for the public in 2022.   read more…

Fraenkelufer Synagogue in Berlin

9 November 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, Berlin Reading Time:  11 minutes

🔊 Listen to this Post The synagogue on Fraenkelufer (German: Fraenkelufer Synagoge) in Berlin‘s Kreuzberg district was built as an Orthodox Synagogue between 1913 and 1916 according to plans and under the direction of the master builder of the Jewish Community of Berlin, Alexander Beer. The structure was located on Kottbusser Ufer 48–50, today’s Fraenkelufer 10-16. On Kristallnacht, the evening of November 9-10th, 1938, the main building of the synagogue was badly damaged. Further destruction in the following years led to the structures ultimate demolition in 1958/1959 after the end of World War II. Today the surviving outbuilding, previously used for the youth service, has been renovated and is home to a Conservative Synagogue. A complete reconstruction of the main synagogue that was destroyed by the Nazis is being planned for its original location.   read more…

Great Synagogue of Rome

14 October 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, Museums, Exhibitions Reading Time:  7 minutes

🔊 Listen to this Post The Great Synagogue of Rome (Italian: Tempio Maggiore di Roma) is the largest synagogue in Rome. The Jewish community of Rome goes back to the 2nd century B.C when the Roman Republic had an alliance of sorts with Judea under the leadership of Judah Maccabeus. At that time, many Jews came to Rome from Judea. Their numbers increased during the following centuries due to the settlement that came with Mediterranean trade. Then large numbers of Jews were brought to Rome as slaves following the Jewish–Roman wars in Judea from 63 to 135 CE.   read more…

Rykestrasse Synagogue in Berlin

13 October 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, Berlin Reading Time:  15 minutes

🔊 Listen to this Post Rykestrasse Synagogue, Germany’s largest synagogue, is located in the Prenzlauer Berg neighbourhood in the Pankow borough of Berlin. Johann Hoeniger built the synagogue in 1903/1904. It was inaugurated on 4 September 1904, in time for the holidays of and around Rosh Hashanah. The synagogue stands off the street alignment and is reached by a thoroughfare in the pertaining front building.   read more…

Great Synagogue of Barcelona

12 October 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, Museums, Exhibitions Reading Time:  7 minutes

🔊 Listen to this Post The Ancient Synagogue of Barcelona (Catalan: Sinagoga Major de Barcelona; Spanish: Sinagoga Mayor de Barcelona) is believed to be an ancient synagogue located in the Jewish quarter of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Medieval rabbi Shlomo ben Adret, leader of Spanish Jewry of his time, was the rabbi of the synagogue for 50 years during the late 13th century.   read more…

Kadoorie Synagogue in Porto

11 October 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, Museums, Exhibitions Reading Time:  5 minutes

🔊 Listen to this Post The Kadoorie Mekor Haim Synagogue (Portuguese: Sinagoga do Porto/Sinagoga Kadoorie Mekor Haim) is a synagogue of the Jewish community of Porto, situated in the civil parish of Lordelo do Ouro e Massarelos, the municipality of Porto, in the Portuguese northern district of Porto. Constructed along the Rua Guerra Junqueiro beginning in 1929 and inaugurated in 1938, it is the largest synagogue in the Iberian Peninsula.   read more…

Grand Synagogue of Paris

10 October 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, Paris / Île-de-France Reading Time:  8 minutes

🔊 Listen to this Post The Grand Synagogue of Paris (French: Grande Synagogue de Paris), generally known as Synagogue de la Victoire (English: Synagogue of Victory) or Grande Synagogue de la Victoire (English: Grand Synagogue of Victory), is situated at 44, Rue de la Victoire, in the 9th arrondissement. It also serves as the official seat of the chief rabbi of Paris.   read more…