Hollandse Synagoge

The Synagogue Shomré Hadas, commonly known as the Hollandse Synagoge (English: Dutch Synagogue).[2] is a Modern Orthodox synagogue built in Antwerp, Belgium. The building is so named because it was commissioned by descendants of Jews who came to Antwerp from the Netherlands in the early 19th century. It was the first large synagogue in Antwerp. Today the synagogue is used for services only on Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur and shabbat morning service.

Hollandse Synagoge
Religion
AffiliationOrthodox Judaism
LeadershipDavid M. Lieberman[1]
Location
LocationAntwerp, Belgium
Geographic coordinates51°12′28″N 4°23′49″E
Architecture
Architect(s)Joseph Hertogs
StyleMoorish Revival
Completed1893
Website
www.shomre-hadas.be
Hollandse Synagoge

Architecture

Built by Jewish architect Joseph Hertogs (1861–1930) in Moorish revival style,[3] it was inaugurated on Bouwmeestersstraat 7, in 1893. The synagogue was severely damaged by bombings during World War II and in 1944, the building was hit by a Nazi V1 flying bomb. . It was entirely renovated in 1958. The building is a protected monument since 17 September 1976. Although commissioned by an Orthodox Jewish community, the synagogue has a pipe organ built in the balcony, like for example in the Dohány Street Synagogue in Budapest, Hungary.

See also

Notes
  1. www.shomre-hadas.be
  2. The building is also known in Antwerp as the Hoofdsynagogue or Main Synagogue
  3. Krinsky, p. 257

References
  • Krinsky, Carol Herselle (1996). Synagogues of Europe: architecture, history, meaning. Mineola, NY: Dover. pp. 256–257. ISBN 978-0-486-29078-2.
  • "Beknopte Biografie van Joseph Hertogs" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  • Vlaams Instituut voor het Onroerend Erfgoed. "De Inventaris van het Bouwkundig Erfgoed - Joodse Synagoge (ID: 6324)" [Inventory of Architectural Heritage - Jewish synagogue (ID: 6324)] (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  • Kalmar, Ivan Davidson (2001). "Moorish Style: Orientalism, the Jews, and Synagogue Architecture" (PDF). Jewish Social Studies: History Culture and Society. 7 (3): 68. doi:10.2979/JSS.2001.7.3.68. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2008.


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