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Obj. ID: 9002
Jewish Architecture
  Synagogue in Bourtange, The Netherlands

© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Levin, Vladimir, 2002

An existing abandoned building was bought in 1837 and redeveloped as a synagogue which was consecrated in 1842. The plastered building contains pointed arched windows and cast-iron tracery. A mikveh was added to the synagogue in 1875. A commemorative stone on the façade refers to the Hebrew verse of Psalm 55:15. A small Jewish school was located behind the synagogue and existed until 1930.

The synagogue was sold in 1953 and was redeveloped as a private residence in the following year. A renovation in 1974 tried to restore the original design of the building. The small women’s gallery, located above the entrance, was restored. A blue painted wooden barrel-vaulted ceiling was constructed in the interior of the building during the same renovation. The building has since been used as an exhibition space. A memorial plaque commemorating 46 deported Jews was added to the side wall of the building.

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Name/Title
Synagogue in Bourtange | Unknown
Object Detail
Monument Setting
Unknown
Date
1842
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
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Historical Origin
Unknown
Community type
Congregation
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Location
The Netherlands | Bourtange
| Batterijenstraat 4 | 9545 PP
Site
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Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Brick
Measurements
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Condition
Extant
Yes
Documented by CJA
Surveyed by CJA
yes
Present Usage
Museum
Present Usage Details
Condition of Building Fabric
B (Fair)
Architectural Significance type
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
Significance Rating
2 (Regional)
0
Ornamentation
Custom
Contents
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Pricking
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Hebrew Numeration
Blank Leaves
Direction/Location
Façade (main)
Endivances
Location of Torah Ark
Location of Apse
Location of Niche
Location of Reader's Desk
Location of Platform
Temp: Architecture Axis
Arrangement of Seats
Location of Women's Section
Direction Prayer
Direction Toward Jerusalem
Coin
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Signature
Colophon
Scribal Notes
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Group
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Group
Trade Mark
Binding
Decoration Program
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Main Surveys & Excavations
Sources

van Agt, J.F., Edward van Voolen. Synagogen in Nederland (Hilversum: Gooi and Sticht, 1988)

van Voolen, Edward, Paul Meijer. Synagogen van Nederland (Zutphen: Walburg Pers, 2006)
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Author of description
Remy Arkenbosch | 2018
Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconstruction
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