Tzedek ve-Shalom

Tzedek ve-Shalom also written as Zedek ve Shalom, (Peace and Justice) is a historic synagogue in Paramaribo, Suriname.^[1] It was built for a Sephardic congregation in 1736.^[2] The synagogue stopped being used in 1999 when the area's remaining Jewish residents combined congregations at Neveh Shalom Synagogue. It is being used as a computer repair store. Its furnishings are in the collection of the Israel Museum.^[3]

Former synagogue

Interior in Israel Museum in Jerusalem

The building is sited in a large courtyard, built of wood in a Neoclassical architecture style with arched windows and bench seating, and painted white. It has a wide basilica-like hall with a tevah (reader's platform) opposite the heikhal (Torah ark). Decoration included brass chandeliers from the Netherlands. It has a sandy floor.^[2]

See also

• History of Jews in Suriname
• Esnoga

References

1. Jewish Sanctuary in the Atlantic World: A Social and Architectural History by Barry L. Stiefel (includes a photograph of the synagogue)
2. Tzedek ve-Shalom Synagogue Israel Museum, Jerusalem
3. "Stanley Fischer Takes Israel Donors on Synagogue Tour". Bloomberg. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

Further reading

• Tzedek Ve-Shalom: A Synagogue from Suriname in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem by Tania Coen-Uzzielli, Israel Museum, 2010
• The Jewish Nation of the Caribbean: The Spanish-Portuguese Jewish Settlements in the Caribbean and the Guianas Mordechai Arbell, Gefen Publishing House Ltd, 2002

External links

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