Gothenburg Synagogue

Conservative synagogue in Göthenburg, Sweden

Göthenburg Synagogue

Swedish: Göteborgs synagoga

The façade of the synagogue, in 2010

Religion
Affiliation| Conservative Judaism
Rite| Nusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational status| Synagogue
Status| Active
Location
Location| Östra Larmgatan 12, near Drottningtorget, Gothenburg, Göteborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County
Country| Sweden

Location of the synagogue in Västra Götaland County

Geographic coordinates| 57°42′20″N 11°58′21″E﻿ / ﻿57.70556°N 11.97250°E﻿ / 57.70556; 11.97250
Architecture
Architect(s)| August Krüger
Type| Synagogue architecture
Style| Romanesque Revival
Completed| 1855
Specifications
Capacity| 300 seats
Dome(s)| Four
Materials| Brick
Website
judiskaforsamlingen.se/synagogan.php
(in Swedish)

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Official name| GÖTEBORGS SYNAGOGA
Type| Swedish: Religionsutövning - Synagoga
Criteria| Anlaggning - Historik
Designated| 2 July 1999
Reference no.| 21300000007987
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The Gothenburg Synagogue (Swedish: Göteborgs synagoga) is a Conservative Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Östra Larmgatan 12, near Drottningtorget, Gothenburg, in the municipality of Gothenburg, in the Västra Götaland County of Sweden. The synagogue was designed by August Krüger in the Romanesque Revival style and completed in 1855,[1][3][4] and has 300 seats.

The synagogue was classified as a listed building in 1999.[2][5]

## History

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Between 25 and 30% of the membership fees are used for security measures, as Jews risk attack from Middle Eastern, far-left and far-right extremists.[6]

In December 2017, the synagogue was firebombed.[7][8] Three people were arrested.[9][10] Prosecutor Stina Lundqvist said about 10 to 15 people may have attacked "in concert".[11] The attack was condemned as antisemitic by mayor Ann-Sofie Hermansson.[11] In the aftermath of the attack, the synagogue was visited by two cabinet ministers in a show of support from the highest political level.[11]

## See also

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* Judaism portal
* Sweden portal

* History of the Jews in Sweden
* List of synagogues in Sweden

## References

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1. ^ a b "Synagogue in Göteborg". 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. ^ a b "Göteborg kn, INOM VALLGRAVEN 3:7 GÖTEBORGS SYNAGOGA". Bebyggelseregistret (BeBR) (in Swedish). July 2, 1999. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
3. ^ "Synagogue: Göteborg". Synagogues360. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
4. ^ "Judiska Församlingen". TotallyJewishTravel. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
5. ^ "Norrköping Synagogue". Listed buildings in Sweden. Swedish National Heritage Board. October 2, 1978. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
6. ^ "Säkerheten skulle chocka många". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved December 25, 2017.
7. ^ "3 people arrested in firebomb attack on Swedish synagogue". Fox News. December 11, 2017. Archived from the original on December 11, 2017.
8. ^ Tarrant-Cornish, Taryn. "Horror as '20 masked men attack synagogue with petrol bombs'". Daily Express. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
9. ^ Dalsbro, Anders; Vergara, Daniel; Leman, Jonathan (December 11, 2017). "Här är de anhållna för attacken i Göteborg". Expo IDAG (in Swedish). Retrieved December 15, 2017. "The three men are 18, 20 and 21 years old. All of them have come to Sweden in recent years. Two are, according to public records, from Syria and one from Palestine."
10. ^ Anderson, Christina (December 10, 2017). "Three Arrested After Firebomb Attack on Swedish Synagogue". The New York Times.
11. ^ a b c "Two men to appear in court over Gothenburg synagogue attack". The Local. December 12, 2017. Archived from the original on December 12, 2017.

## External links

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Media related to Göteborgs synagoga at Wikimedia Commons

* Official website (in Swedish)
* "Goteborg" (moving panoramic images of the synagogue interior). Synagogues360. 2024. Retrieved August 31, 2024.

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