Neveh Shalom Synagogue, Paramaribo, Suriname (1835)

Artist/Designer: Jean Francois Halfhide

Project Location: Paramaribo, Suriname

Figure 1: Interior with view of the sandy floor ( Source | Accessed : March 7, 2023 )

Figure 2 ( Source | Accessed : March 7, 2023 | Photographer: Meg Stewart )

Figure 3 ( Source | Accessed : March 7, 2023 | Photographer: Leah Jones )

Figure 4 ( Source | Accessed : March 7, 2023 | Photographer: Meg Stewart )

Figure 5: Exterior of the synagogue ( Source | Accessed : March 7, 2023 | Photographer: Bart van Poll )

Style/Period(s):
Colonial Revival

Primary Material(s):
Wood

Function(s):
Religious Building

Related Website(s):

Website about the synagogue's history | Accessed : March 7, 2023

Website for Suriname's Jewish community | Accessed : March 7, 2023

Significant Date(s):
1710-1719, 1719, 1830-1839, 1835, 1837

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print:
Cohen, Julie-Marthe. “The Inventory of Ceremonial Objects of the Portuguese Jewish Community of Amsterdam of 1640.” Studia Rosenthaliana 37 (2004): 225–307. http://www.jstor.org/stable/41482494.

Additional Information:

Project Description:
The longest standing synagogue in Suriname that is still in use today, even though the Jewish population in Suriname is dwindling.

Building Address:
Keizerstraat 82-84,
Paramaribo,
Suriname

Supporting Designers/Staff:
Abraham van Edam - builder of the original synagogue

Significant Dates:
Original structure built in 1719
Synagogue rebuilt and enlarged in 1835-1837

Associated Projects:

Tags:
Synagogue, Suriname, Judaism, Wooden building, Historic

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