Synagogue Edmond Safra

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Synagogue Edmond Safra
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The synagogue in December 2017
Religion
Affiliation Orthodox Judaism
Rite Nusach Ashkenaz [1]
Ecclesiastical or organisational status Synagogue
OwnershipAssociation Cultuelle Israelite de Monaco
StatusActive
Location
Location15 avenue de la Costa, Monte Carlo
Country Monaco
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Location of the synagogue in Monaco
Geographic coordinates 43°44′17″N7°25′24″E / 43.73793791016131°N 7.423419180100148°E / 43.73793791016131; 7.423419180100148
Architecture
Architect(s)
Type Synagogue architecture
Style Modernist
Funded byEdmond J. Safra Philanthropic Foundation
General contractor J.B. Pastor & Fils
Groundbreaking2015
Completed2017
Materials Concrete
Website
acimmonaco.com

The Synagogue Edmond Safra is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 15 avenue de la Costa, in Monte Carlo, in Monaco. The synagogue is run by the Association Cultuelle Israelite de Monaco (ACIM).

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The synagogue is one of several that are eponymous with Edmond J. Safra (1932-1999), a banker and philanthropist, partially or fully funded by the Edmond J. Safra Foundation. [2]

History

Designed by Thierry Despont and Suzanne Belaieff in the Modernist style, the synagogue was built by J.B. Pastor & Fils and completed in 2017 after a construction period of a year and five months. [3] The synagogue was inaugurated in March 2017 in a ceremony attended by Albert II, Prince of Monaco and Aliza Bin-Noun, the Israeli ambassador to France and Monaco. [4]

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References

  1. "Synagogue Edmond Safra in Monte Carlo". Historic Synagogues of Europe. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  2. "Selected projects: Religion". Edmond J. Safra Philanthropic Foundation. 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  3. "Synagogue - JB Pastor & Fils - Monaco". Jbpastoretfils.mc. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
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