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Tallinn Synagogue
Estonian: Tallinna sünagoog
The synagogue in 2012
Religion
AffiliationOrthodox Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusSynagogue
LeadershipRabbi Shmuel Kot
StatusActive
Location
LocationTallinn
CountryEstonia
Tallinn Synagogue is located in Tallinn
Tallinn Synagogue
Location in Tallinn
Geographic coordinates59°26′19″N 24°46′00″E / 59.4386°N 24.7667°E / 59.4386; 24.7667
Architecture
Architect(s)KOKO Architects
TypeSynagogue architecture
StyleModernist
Completed2007
Construction cost$4 million
Specifications
Capacity180
MaterialsGlass and concrete
Website
www.ejc.ee

Tallinn Synagogue, (Estonian: Tallinna sünagoog), also known as Beit Bella Synagogue,[1] is located in Tallinn, Estonia.

The privately funded synagogue in central Tallinn was inaugurated on May 16, 2007. The building is an ultramodern, airy structure, which can seat 180 people[2] with additional seating for up to 230 people for concerts and other public events. It received global attention as it was the first synagogue to open in Estonia since World War II.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Other synagogues in Estonia

The original Great Synagogue of Tallinn, built in 1883, was not rebuilt after being destroyed in March 1944 during a Soviet air bombing raid on Tallinn, which at the time was occupied by Nazi Germany - the city then became the only post-war European capital without a synagogue. The Tartu Synagogue, located in Tartu, a university city in southeastern Estonia and the second largest city in Estonia, was also destroyed during World War II.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Estonia's Only Synagogue Opened in Tallinn". Euro-Asian Jewish Congress. May 18, 2007. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.
  2. ^ Jackson, Patrick (May 16, 2007). "Estonia opens first new synagogue". BBC. Retrieved May 22, 2007.
  3. ^ "Estonia's first synagogue since World War II opens". European Jewish Press. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.
  4. ^ "Synagogue set to open in Estonia for first time since Holocaust". Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS. Archived from the original on May 23, 2007.
  5. ^ "First Post-World War Two Synagogue Opened in Tallinn, Estonia". European Jewish Congress. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.
  6. ^ "Estonia's Jews set to inaugurate new Tallinn synagogue". International Herald Tribune. May 15, 2007.
  7. ^ "Peres, Metzger Attend Opening of First Estonian Synagogue". Arutz 7.
  8. ^ "Synagogue set to open in Estonia for first time since Holocaust". Haaretz.
  9. ^ "Estonia opens synagogue for first time since Nazi era". The Independent. Archived from the original on August 16, 2007.
  10. ^ "Estonia Jews to get first synagogue". Aljazeera.net.

External links

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