Great Synagogue of Deventer

Great Synagogue of Deventer
Original façade of the Great Synagogue of Deventer
Original interior of the Great Synagogue of Deventer
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, Netherlands.[1]

History

19th century

This temple was built in 1892 by J.A. Mulock Houwer. It is a Neo-Renaissance building with Moorish influences.[1] The structure includes 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.

20th century

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.

21st century

Since 2010 it is being used once again as a synagogue by the Jewish community Beth Shoshanna.[1]

In February 2018 the Christian Reformed Church in the Netherlands sold the building, while in use of Congregation Beth Shoshanna, to the real estate firm of investors Carlus Lenferink and Geert-Harm van der Maat.[2] A restaurant entrepreneur the firm works with, Ayhan Sahin, circulated plans to change the synagogue into a food hall.[2][3] These food hall plans were met with strong objections.[4][5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Synagogue on the Golstraat
  2. 1 2 "Eigenaar Deventer synagoge onbekend met plan voor foodhal | destentor.nl". www.destentor.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  3. ↑ "Synagoge in Deventer Golstraat wordt mogelijk foodhal | destentor.nl". www.destentor.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  4. ↑ "Deventer kerken verontrust over toekomstplannen synagoge - DRTV". DRTV (in Dutch). 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  5. ↑ "Harteloze ondernemer ruimt laatste restje Joodse gemeenschap Deventer op; verbouwt hun synagoge tot foodhal". De Dagelijkse Standaard (in Dutch). 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  6. ↑ Klaassen, Bas. "Deventer Joodse gemeenschap: plan foodhal in synagoge is absolute schande | destentor.nl". www.destentor.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-07-30.

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

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