Jump to content

Synagogue of Barcelona

Coordinates: 41°23′48″N 2°8′53″E / 41.39667°N 2.14806°E / 41.39667; 2.14806
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Synagogue of Barcelona
Spanish: Sinagoga de la Comunidad Israelita de Barcelona
Exterior of the synagogue in 2015
Religion
AffiliationJudaism
Rite
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusSynagogue
StatusActive
Location
Location24 Carrer de l'Avenir, Barcelona, Catalonia
CountrySpain
Synagogue of Barcelona is located in Barcelona
Synagogue of Barcelona
Location of the synagogue in Barcelona
Geographic coordinates41°23′48″N 2°8′53″E / 41.39667°N 2.14806°E / 41.39667; 2.14806
Architecture
TypeSynagogue architecture
Completed1954
MaterialsBrick
[1]

The Synagogue of Barcelona, officially, the Synagogue of the Jewish Community of Barcelona (Spanish: Sinagoga de la Comunidad Israelita de Barcelona), is a Jewish congregation, synagogue, and cultural center, located at 24 Carrer de l'Avenir, in the city of Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. Completed in 1954, the three-story building provides a place of worship with two synagogues, one Sephardic and the other Ashkenazi,[2] and also has a library and a conference room.[3]

History

[edit]

On 18 January 2015 the temple held an homage to the victims of the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris.[4] Members of different religions participated in the event, including Pilar Rahola, a Catalan journalist.[5]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Synagogue of the Jewish Community of Barcelona". Historic Synagogues of Europe. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  2. ^ Furmansky, Dyana Z. (March 2011). "The Jewish Traveller: Barcelona". Hadassah Magazine. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  3. ^ "Our History". Comunidad Israelita de Barcelona.[self-published source?]
  4. ^ "Jueus catalans i dues iniciatives interreligioses rebutgen els atacs de París" (in Spanish). Catalunya Religió. January 20, 2015.
  5. ^ "La comunitat jueva catalana plora els morts de París" (in Spanish). Il Israel a Catalunya. January 18, 2015.