Synagogue in Arlon (Aarlen)
Object Detail
Building Date
1863-1865
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction Dates
2014-2019
Material/Technique
Construction Material
Brick
Summary and Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Condition
Present Usage
Synagogue
Present Usage Details
Historical significance: Event/Period
First synagogue built in Belgium; listed as protected monument.
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
Significance Rating
2 (Regional)
Condition of Building Fabric
B (Fair)
Bibliography
Daniel Dratwa, Les Batisseurs de synagogues: 1865-1914 (Bruxelles, 1991);
Daniel Dratwa, "De synagoge in België: geschiedenis en cultuur," Monumenten en landschappen (Brussel), vol. 12, no. 1 (Januari-februari 1993), p. 11;
Jo Braeken, "Beth Haknesset: synagogen in België, 1865-1914," Monumenten en landschappen (Brussel), vol. 12, no. 1 (Januari-februari 1993), pp. 17-20 with ills;
https://jewish-heritage-europe.eu/2019/10/07/belgium-synagogue-in-arlon/
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Biography
Photograph Copyright
By Berthgmn (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Photographer
Unknown
Photograph Date
2009
Remarks
0 Coordinates: 49.683144, 5.818745