Tzedek ve-Shalom

Tzedek ve-Shalom
The former synagogue, in 2009, as a computer store
Religion
Affiliation	Judaism (former)
Rite	Nusach Sefard
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue (1736–1999) Profane use
Status	Closed; Repurposed
Location
Location	Paramaribo
Country	Suriname
Location of the former synagogue in Suriname
Geographic coordinates	5°49′40″N 55°09′19″W
Architecture
Type	Synagogue architecture
Style	Neoclassical
Completed	1736

The Tzedek ve-Shalom, also written as Zedek ve Shalom, (Peace and Justice) is a historic former Jewish synagogue, that is located in Paramaribo, Suriname.^[1] It was built for a Sephardic congregation in 1736.^[2]

Overview

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]

The building is sited in a large courtyard, built of wood in a Neoclassical 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

Interior in Israel Museum in Jerusalem

• History of Jews in Suriname
• Esnoga

References

1. Stiefel, Barry L. Jewish Sanctuary in the Atlantic World: A Social and Architectural History. p. 320 – via Google Books. (Includes a photograph of the synagogue).
2. "Tzedek ve-Shalom Synagogue". Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
3. "Stanley Fischer Takes Israel Donors on Synagogue Tour". Bloomberg. January 2, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2021.

External links

Media related to Synagoge Zedek v'Shalom (Paramaribo) at Wikimedia Commons

• Coen-Uzzielli, Tania (2010). Tzedek Ve-Shalom: A Synagogue from Suriname in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Jerusalem: Israel Museum. ISBN 9652783773 – via Google Books.
• Arbell, Mordechai (2002). The Jewish Nation of the Caribbean: The Spanish-Portuguese Jewish Settlements in the Caribbean and the Guianas. Gefen Publishing House Ltd. p. 110 – via Google Books.