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 ...
,
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 the ...
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 p ...
). 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.
See also
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Oslo Synagogue
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Jewish Museum in Oslo
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History of the Jews in Norway
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The Holocaust in Norway
References
External links
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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