Trondheim Synagogue

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Trondheim Synagogue
Norwegian: Synagogen i Trondheim
Synagogue de Trondheim (Interieur) mod timm.jpg
The synagogue interior in 2007
Religion
Affiliation Reform Judaism
Rite Nusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organizational status
Ownership Det Mosaiske Trossamfund
StatusActive
Location
LocationArkitekt Christies gate 1B, Trondheim
Country Norway
Relief Map of Norway.png
Red pog.svg
Location of the synagogue in Norway
Geographic coordinates 63°25′35″N10°23′34″E / 63.4264°N 10.3928°E / 63.4264; 10.3928
Architecture
Architect(s)
  • Georg Andrea Bull (1864)
  • Jakob Parelius Holmgren (1925)
Type
Style Romanesque Revival
Date established1892 (as a congregation)
Completed
  • 1864 (as a railway station)
  • 1925 (as a synagogue)
Materials Brick
Website
dmt.trondheim.no
[1]

The Trondheim Synagogue (Norwegian : Synagogen i Trondheim) is an Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Arkitekt Christies gate 1B, in Trondheim, Norway. Established as a congregation in June 1892, the present synagogue has served the Jewish community since its inauguration on October 13, 1925. It was built to replace the first synagogue in Trondheim, the St Jørgensveita Synagogue, which was opened in 1899. [2]

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Since 1997, the building has also served as a Jewish museum.

History

The synagogue was originally Orthodox, but is no longer. There is no longer separate seating for men and women. The synagogue still has a gallery where the women once sat separately. [3] Used for profane purposes by Nazis during World War II, the synagogue was reconsecrated in 1947 and continued to serve as a synagogue. [2]

It is the second-northernmost synagogue in the world (after the synagogue in Fairbanks, Alaska). [4]

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References

  1. "Synagogue in Trondheim". Historic Synagogues of Europe. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Trondheim Synagogue" (moving panoramic images). Synagogues360. 2024. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  3. "About the building". Jewish Museum Trondheim. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  4. "Congregation Or HaTzafon". mosquitonet.com. Archived from the original on September 20, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2011.

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