Historic Synagogue Justo Sierra 71
Appearance
Historic Synagogue Justo Sierra 71 | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Orthodox Jewish |
Location | |
Location | Mexico City |
Country | Mexico |
Geographic coordinates | 19°26′6.5″N 99°7′41.5″W / 19.435139°N 99.128194°W |
The Historic Synagogue Justo Sierra 71 or Synaguoge Nidjei Israel is an old Ashkenazi synagogue in Mexico City.[1] The building serves both as a synagogue and cultural center of the Jewish community in the historic center of Mexico City (Spanish: Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México). It was constructed in 1941.[2]
History
This religious site was built for Orthodox Jewish immigrants from Poland, Russia, and Lithuania in La Merced neighborhood. It was the second Ashkenazi synagogue in Mexico City.
Architecture
The architect Raquel Franklin claims that the building's Torah ark was influenced in its design by that of the synagogue of Shavel (Šiauliai) in Lithuania.
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External links
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Categories:
- Synagogues in Mexico
- Buildings and structures in Mexico City
- Historic center of Mexico City
- Jewish communities in Mexico
- Ashkenazi synagogues
- Ashkenazi Jewish culture in Mexico
- European-Jewish culture in Mexico
- Immigration to Mexico
- Jews and Judaism in Mexico City
- Lithuanian diaspora in North America
- Lithuanian-Jewish diaspora
- Orthodox synagogues
- Orthodox Judaism in North America
- Polish diaspora in North America
- Polish-Jewish diaspora
- Russian diaspora in North America
- Russian-Jewish diaspora in North America
- 1941 establishments in Mexico
- Synagogues completed in 1941
- Russian diaspora in Mexico