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The '''Hekhal Haness Synagogue''' ({{lang-he|'''בית הכנסת היכל הנס'''}}) is the largest [[synagogue]] in [[Geneva]], [[Switzerland]].<ref name=HekhalFire>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Police suspect Geneva synagogue fire to be criminal |url=http://www.ejpress.org/article/news/western_europe/17008 |work= |publisher=European Jewish Press |date=2007-05-24 |accessdate=2007-05-29 }}</ref> On May 24, 2007 the synagogue was severely damaged by a fire.<ref name=HekhalFire/>


The '''Hekhal Haness Synagogue''' ({{langx|he|בית הכנסת היכל הנס}}) is an [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]] [[Judaism|Jewish]] congregation and [[synagogue]], located in [[Geneva]], in the [[Canton of Geneva]], [[Switzerland]]. The largest synagogue in Geneva, the synagogue was severely damaged by a fire on May 24, 2007,<ref name=HekhalFire>{{cite news |title=Police suspect Geneva synagogue fire to be criminal |url=http://www.ejpress.org/article/news/western_europe/17008 |publisher=European Jewish Press |date=2007-05-24 |access-date=2007-05-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929092219/http://www.ejpress.org/article/news/western_europe/17008 |archive-date=2007-09-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref> attributed to [[arson]].<ref name=NYT/>
==Famous members==

* [[Nessim Gaon]]
The synagogue was funded by [[Nessim Gaon]], a Swiss businessman.<ref name=NYT>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/02/world/europe/02briefs-synagogue.html |title=Switzerland: Geneva Synagogue Fire Termed Arson |work=[[New York Times]] |date=2 June 2007 |access-date=21 July 2024 |agency=[[Agence France-Presse]] }}</ref>

==See also==
{{stack|{{Portal|Judaism|Switzerland}}}}
* [[History of the Jews in Switzerland]]
* [[List of synagogues in Switzerland]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commons cat-inline|Centre Hekhal Haness (Genève)}}
* {{fr icon}} [http://www.comisra.ch Communauté Israélite de Genève]
* {{official website|http://www.hekhalhaness.ch}} {{in lang|fr}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.comisra.ch |title=Communauté Israélite de Genève}} {{in lang|fr}}
* {{cite news |author=Ross, Erik |url=https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/antisemitism-dont-ask-why/ |title=Blog: Antisemitism and Europe’s God problem |work=[[The Times of Israel]] |date=November 9, 2022 |access-date=21 July 2024 }}


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[[Category:Synagogues in Switzerland]]
[[Category:20th-century synagogues in Switzerland]]
[[Category:Arson in 2007]]
[[Category:Modernist architecture in Switzerland]]
[[Category:Modernist synagogues]]
[[Category:Orthodox synagogues in Switzerland]]
[[Category:Religious buildings and structures in Geneva]]
[[Category:Sephardi Jewish culture in Switzerland]]
[[Category:Sephardi synagogues]]
[[Category:Synagogues completed in 1972]]




Latest revision as of 15:00, 3 November 2024

Hekhal Haness Synagogue
Hebrew: בית הכנסת היכל הנס
The synagogue in 2015
Religion
AffiliationOrthodox Judaism
RiteNusach Sefard
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusSynagogue
OwnershipCommunauté Israélite de Genève
StatusActive
Location
LocationRoute de Malagnou 54TER, 1208 Geneva, Canton of Geneva
CountrySwitzerland
Hekhal Haness Synagogue is located in Canton of Geneva
Hekhal Haness Synagogue
Location of the synagogue in the Canton of Geneva
Geographic coordinates46°11′47″N 6°09′52″E / 46.1963°N 6.1644°E / 46.1963; 6.1644
Architecture
Architect(s)
  • René Favre
  • Gabriel de Freudenreich
  • Antoine Guth
  • Marc Tzala
TypeSynagogue architecture
StyleModernist
Funded byNessim Gaon
Groundbreaking1970
Completed1972
Specifications
Capacity1,200 worshipers
MaterialsConcrete
Website
hekhalhaness.ch (in French)
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The Hekhal Haness Synagogue (Hebrew: בית הכנסת היכל הנס) is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Geneva, in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. The largest synagogue in Geneva, the synagogue was severely damaged by a fire on May 24, 2007,[2] attributed to arson.[3]

The synagogue was funded by Nessim Gaon, a Swiss businessman.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Hekhal Haness Synagogue in Geneva". Historic synagogues of Europe. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "Police suspect Geneva synagogue fire to be criminal". European Jewish Press. May 24, 2007. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2007.
  3. ^ a b "Switzerland: Geneva Synagogue Fire Termed Arson". New York Times. Agence France-Presse. June 2, 2007. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
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