Neveh Shalom Synagogue

This article is about Neveh Shalom in Paramaribo. For the synagogue in Istanbul, see Neve Shalom Synagogue. For the synagogue in Portland, Oregon, see Neveh Shalom Synagogue in Portland. For the cooperative village in Israel, see Neve Shalom – Wāħat as-Salām.

Neveh Shalom Synagogue בית הכנסת נווה שלום
Street view of synagogue exterior
Basic information
Location	Keizerstraat 82 Paramaribo, Suriname
Geographic coordinates	5°49′42″N 55°9′33.8″W
Affiliation	Jewish
Year consecrated	1665

The Neveh Shalom Synagogue (Hebrew: בית הכנסת נווה שלום‎) is the only synagogue of the Ashkenazi community in Suriname.

The lot on Keizerstraat 82 was acquired in 1716 by Sephardi Jews. The original building was completed in 1723 and replaced the first Surinamese synagogue in the Jodensavanne, originally built of wood between 1665-1671 (but already rebuilt with bricks). The synagogue was sold to the Ashkenazim in 1735, and the Sephardim formed a separate community known as Sedek Ve Shalom. The two communities have since merged, and hold services in alternating buildings and alternating rites.

The current synagogue on the Keizerstraat 82 lot, designed by architect J.F. Halfhide, was completed in 1842 or 1843.

The Mosque Keizerstraat is adjacent to the synagogue.

References

Neveh Shalom Synagogue next to the Mosque Keizerstraat

• Boehm, Guenter (1979). "6". The Synagogues of Surinam. Journal of Jewish Studies. pp. 98–104. 
• "Neveh Shalom Synagogue, Paramaribo, Surinam". Museum of the Jewish People. http://www.bh.org.il/Communities/Synagogue/Paramaribo.asp. Retrieved 2008-09-11. 
• Neve Shalom Web site.