The Trondheim Synagogue ( no, Synagogen i Trondheim) in
Trondheim
Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ...
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Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
is the second-northernmost synagogue in the world (after the synagogue in
Fairbanks, Alaska
Fairbanks is a home rule city and the borough seat of the Fairbanks North Star Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region of Alaska and the second largest in the state. The 2020 Census put the po ...
). The present synagogue has served the Jewish community since its inauguration on October 13, 1925. It was built to replace the first synagogue in Trondheim, the St
Jørgensveita Synagogue, which was opened in 1899.
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Oslo Synagogue
The Oslo Synagogue ( no, Synagogen i Oslo) is a synagogue in Oslo, Norway. The congregation was established in 1892, but the present building was erected in 1920. Architectural historian Carol Herselle Krinsky describes the two-story tall, stucco ...
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Jewish Museum in Oslo
The Oslo Jewish Museum () aims at informing about Jews in Norway. It was established as a foundation in 2003, supported by the Det mosaiske trossamfunn and Oslo City Museum.
The museum was officially opened by Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway on Se ...
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History of the Jews in Norway
The history of Jews in Norway dates back to the 1400s. Although there were very likely Jewish merchants, sailors and others who entered Norway during the Middle Ages, no efforts were made to establish a Jewish community. Through the early mod ...
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The Holocaust in Norway
The German occupation of Norway began on 9 April 1940. In 1942, there were at least 2,173 Jews in Norway. At least 775 of them were arrested, detained and/or deported. More than half of the Norwegians who died in camps in Germany were Jews. 742 ...
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The Jewish Community of Trondheim
1925 establishments in Norway
Ashkenazi Jewish culture in Europe
Ashkenazi synagogues
Buildings and structures in Trondheim
Reform Judaism in Europe
Reform synagogues
Synagogues completed in 1925
Synagogues in Norway
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