Hollandse Synagoge
Orthodox synagogue in Antwerp, Belgium
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The Hollandse Synagoge (English: Dutch Synagogue), officially the Synagogue Shomré Hadas, and also known as the Bouwmeester Synagoge,[a] is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on Bouwmeestersstraat 7, in Antwerp, Belgium. Whilst the first Jews arrived in Antwerp in the 14th century, the congregation was not officially established until 1816. Descendants of Jews who came to Antwerp from the Netherlands in the early 19th century, built the synagogue in 1893[1] and it was the first large synagogue in Antwerp.[citation needed]
- Rabbi Padwa (Chief Rabbi)
- Rabbi Schmahl (Dayan)
- Rabbi Chaim Parnas (Youth)
| Hollandse Synagoge | |
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The façade of the synagogue in 2010 | |
  Location of the synagogue in Belgium | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
| Rite | Nusach Sefard |
| Synagogue | |
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| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Bouwmeestersstraat 7, Antwerp |
| Country | Belgium |
| Coordinates | 51°12′28″N 4°23′49″E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | Joseph Hertogs |
| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Style | Moorish Revival |
| Established | 1816 (as a congregation) |
| Completed | 1893 |
| Dome | Two |
| Website | |
| shomre-hadas | |
History
Designed by Jewish architect Joseph Hertogs[2] in the Moorish Revival style,[3][4] the synagogue was inaugurated on Bouwmeestersstraat 7, in 1893.
Severely damaged by bombings during World War II, in 1944 the building was hit by a Nazi V1 flying bomb, and was entirely renovated in 1958.[1] Although commissioned by an Orthodox Jewish community, the synagogue has a pipe organ built in the balcony, similar to the Dohány Street Synagogue in Budapest, Hungary.
The building was listed as a protected monument on 17 September 1976.[5]
The synagogue is used on Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur and for Shabbat morning services only.
See also
Notes
- The building is also known in Antwerp as the Hoofdsynagogue or Main Synagogue.
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