Great Synagogue of Deventer

Great Synagogue of Deventer, The Netherlands
Original façade of the Great Synagogue of Deventer, The Netherlands
Original interior of the Great Synagogue of Deventer, The Netherlands
The Great Synagogue of Deventer: destroyed interior during WWII by Dutch nazi's (members of the Dutch nazi-party NSB)

The Great Synagogue of Deventer (Dutch: Grote Synagoge van Deventer) is a Jewish place of worship in Deventer, Overijssel.[1]

History

This temple was built in 1892 by J.A. Mulock Houwer. It is a Neo-Renaissance building with Moorish influences.[1] , including minaret-like turrets, with crescents on either side. On the summit, just above the stone tablets with the Ten Commandments directly, was a large copper Star of David. The oriental style is a reference to the Taifa of Toledo, where, before 1492, peaceful and prosperous coexistence of Judaism with Islam and Christianity prevailed. The combination of crescents and a Star of David explicitly refers to the peaceful co-existence with Islam in Toledo.

During World War II, the interior was destroyed by Dutch Nazi's (members of the Dutch nazi-party NSB).

Between 1951 and 2010 it was used as a place of worship by the Christian Reformed Church in the Netherlands. Since 2010 it is being used once again as a synagogue by the Jewish community Beth Shoshanna.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Synagogue on the Golstraat

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Coordinates: 52°15′10″N 6°09′42″E / 52.25278°N 6.16167°E / 52.25278; 6.16167


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