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{{short description|Orthodox synagogue in Oslo, Norway}} |
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| building_name = Oslo Synagogue |
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| image = Synagogue, Oslo 02.jpg |
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| alt = Exterior of the synagogue in Oslo, note concrete barriers |
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| caption = The synagogue exterior in 2007, note concrete barriers |
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| map_caption = Location of the synagogue in [[Oslo]] |
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| location = Bergstien 13, 0172 [[Oslo]], [[St. Hanshaugen]] |
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| rite = [[Nusach Ashkenaz]] |
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| ownership = [[Det Mosaiske Trossamfund]] |
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| established = 1892 {{small|(as a congregation)}} |
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| footnotes = <ref name=CJA>{{cite web |url=https://historicsynagogueseurope.org/browser.php?mode=set&id=20793 |title=Synagogue in Oslo |work=Historic Synagogues of Europe |publisher=Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the [[Center for Jewish Art]] at the [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]] |date=n.d. |access-date=29 August 2024 }}</ref> |
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The '''Oslo Synagogue''' ({{langx|no|Synagogen i Oslo}}) is an [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]] [[Judaism|Jewish]] congregation and [[synagogue]], located in [[Oslo, Norway|Oslo]], in the [[St. Hanshaugen]] region of [[Norway]]. The [[Det Mosaiske Trossamfund]] congregation was established in 1892, but the present building was erected in 1920. |
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⚫ | Architectural historian [[Carol Herselle Krinsky]] describes the two-story tall, stuccoed building with a round tower topped with a spire supporting a [[Star of David]] as resembling "a simple and charming country chapel.'<ref>{{cite book |title=Synagogues of Europe; Architecture, History, Meaning |publisher=MIT Press |year=1985 |edition=revised (1986); Dover reprint, 1996 |page=94 |isbn= }}</ref> |
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[[King Harald V]] and [[Crown Prince Haakon]] visited the synagogue in June, 2009.<ref> |
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⚫ | [[King Harald V]] and [[Crown Prince Haakon]] visited the synagogue in June 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3729023,00.html |title=Norway king visits local Jewish community |work=Y-Net News |date= |access-date= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244371056703&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull |date=June 10, 2009 |work=[[Jerusalem Post]] |title=King of Norway visits Jewish community |access-date= }}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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The synagogue was the site of a 2006 shooting attack, suspected by police to have been perpetrated by four men in a car. No one was injured.<ref>Synagogue shooting spurs calls for tighter security, Aftenposten English edition [http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1462108.ece]</ref> The four allegedly were the then 29-year-old criminal-turned-Islamist [[Arfan Bhatti]] of Pakistani origin, a 28-year-old Norwegian-Pakistani, a 28-year-old Norwegian of foreign origin, and a 26-year-old Norwegian.<ref>[http://www.ejpress.org/article/news/10914 Israeli embassy target of Oslo synagogue attackers]</ref> |
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==History== |
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Bhatti was acquitted for terror charges, but still convicted for co-conspiracy to the shooting (along with several other unrelated charges) which was instead judged as "coarse vandalism".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Bhatti dømt til forvaring|url=https://www.nrk.no/ostlandssendingen/bhatti-domt-til-forvaring-1.6490359|publisher=NRK|date=20 February 2009|language=Norwegian}}</ref> The three other men were acquitted of all charges.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Frikjent for terrorplaner|url=http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/synagogeskuddene/frikjent-for-terrorplaner/a/527806/|work=Verdens Gang|date=3 June 2008|language=Norwegian}}</ref> |
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The synagogue was the site of a 2006 shooting attack, suspected by police to have been perpetrated by four men in a car. No one was injured.<ref>{{cite news |title=Synagogue shooting spurs calls for tighter security |work=Aftenposten |lang=en |url=http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1462108.ece |date= |access-date= }}</ref> The four allegedly were the 29-year-old criminal-turned-Islamist [[Arfan Bhatti]] of Pakistani origin, a 28-year-old Norwegian-Pakistani, a 28-year-old Norwegian of foreign origin, and a 26-year-old Norwegian.<ref>{{Cite web |work=E J Press |url=http://www.ejpress.org/article/news/10914 |title=Israeli embassy target of Oslo synagogue attackers |access-date=2009-06-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070301033513/http://ejpress.org/article/news/10914 |archive-date=2007-03-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Bhatti was acquitted for terror charges and convicted for co-conspiracy to the shooting (along with several other unrelated charges) which was instead judged as "coarse vandalism".<ref>{{Cite news |title=Bhatti dømt til forvaring |url=https://www.nrk.no/ostlandssendingen/bhatti-domt-til-forvaring-1.6490359 |work=[[NRK]] |date=20 February 2009 |access-date= |language=no}}</ref> The three other men were acquitted of all charges.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Frikjent for terrorplaner |url=http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/synagogeskuddene/frikjent-for-terrorplaner/a/527806/ |work=Verdens Gang |date=3 June 2008 |access-date= |language=no}}</ref> |
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===Interfaith peace ring=== |
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On 21 February 2015, around 1,000 people formed a human "ring of peace" outside the synagogue, to show that they deplore |
On 21 February 2015, around 1,000 people formed a human "ring of peace" outside the synagogue on [[Shabbat]], to show that they deplore antisemitic violence. The event, which was initiated by a group of young Norwegian Muslims, occurred shortly after a string of terrorist attacks across Europe, including in the [[January 2015 Île-de-France attacks|Île-de-France attacks]] in [[Paris]] and the [[2015 Copenhagen shootings|Copenhagen shootings]]. According to organizer Hajrah Arshad, the intent of the ring was to show "that Islam is about love and unity." Zeeshan Abdullah, a co-organizer, stated that "We want to demonstrate that Jews and Muslims do not hate each other...We do not want individuals to define what Islam is for the rest of us...There are many more peace-mongers than warmongers." The crowd of Muslims, Jews, and others held hands in unity as Norway's Chief Rabbi [[Michael Melchior]] sang "Eliyahu Hanavi", the traditional song after [[Havdalah]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/denmark/11427713/Muslims-form-ring-of-peace-to-protect-Oslo-synagogue.html |title=Muslims form 'ring of peace' to protect Oslo synagogue |work=The Telegraph |date= |access-date=2019-10-22}}</ref> The demonstration received international media attention.<ref>{{cite news |date=21 February 2015 |work=Verdens Gang |url=http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/terrorangrepet-i-koebenhavn/norske-muslimers-fredsring-fikk-bred-internasjonal-omtale/a/23400933/ |title=Norske muslimers fredsring får bred internasjonal omtale |access-date= |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Grymer |first1=Torunn |last2=Skille |first2=Øyvind Bye |last3=Kalajdzic |first3=Pedja |date=21 February 2015 |title=1.300 people formed «Ring of Peace» outside Oslo synagogue after young Muslims initiative |url=https://www.nrk.no/norge/1.300-people-formed-_ring-of-peace_-outside-oslo-synagogue-after-young-muslims-initiative-1.12222956 |work=[[NRK]] |access-date=1 April 2017 |lang=no }}</ref> Some media reports stated that possibly only a minority of those present were Muslims. Ervin Kohn, the president of the Norwegian Jewish community, told enquiring reporters that the exact number of Muslims among those present at the demonstration was impossible to quantify.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Misinformation mars Oslo interfaith ‘peace ring’ |url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/misinformation-mars-oslo-interfaith-peace-ring/ |work=[[The Times of Israel]] |date=23 February 2015 |access-date= }}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Trondheim Synagogue]] |
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* [[Jewish Museum in Oslo]] |
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* [[History of the Jews in Norway]] |
* [[History of the Jews in Norway]] |
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* [[The Holocaust in Norway]] |
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Latest revision as of 18:05, 28 October 2024
Oslo Synagogue | |
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Norwegian: Synagogen i Oslo | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
Rite | Nusach Ashkenaz |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogue |
Ownership | Det Mosaiske Trossamfund |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Bergstien 13, 0172 Oslo, St. Hanshaugen |
Country | Norway |
Location of the synagogue in Oslo | |
Geographic coordinates | 59°55′33″N 10°44′34″E / 59.9257029°N 10.7428643°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Synagogue architecture |
Style | National Romanticism |
Date established | 1892 (as a congregation) |
Completed | 1920 |
Materials | Brick |
Website | |
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The Oslo Synagogue (Norwegian: Synagogen i Oslo) is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Oslo, in the St. Hanshaugen region of Norway. The Det Mosaiske Trossamfund congregation was established in 1892, but the present building was erected in 1920.
Architectural historian Carol Herselle Krinsky describes the two-story tall, stuccoed building with a round tower topped with a spire supporting a Star of David as resembling "a simple and charming country chapel.'[2]
King Harald V and Crown Prince Haakon visited the synagogue in June 2009.[3][4]
History
[edit]2006 shooting attack
[edit]The synagogue was the site of a 2006 shooting attack, suspected by police to have been perpetrated by four men in a car. No one was injured.[5] The four allegedly were the 29-year-old criminal-turned-Islamist Arfan Bhatti of Pakistani origin, a 28-year-old Norwegian-Pakistani, a 28-year-old Norwegian of foreign origin, and a 26-year-old Norwegian.[6] Bhatti was acquitted for terror charges and convicted for co-conspiracy to the shooting (along with several other unrelated charges) which was instead judged as "coarse vandalism".[7] The three other men were acquitted of all charges.[8]
Interfaith peace ring
[edit]On 21 February 2015, around 1,000 people formed a human "ring of peace" outside the synagogue on Shabbat, to show that they deplore antisemitic violence. The event, which was initiated by a group of young Norwegian Muslims, occurred shortly after a string of terrorist attacks across Europe, including in the Île-de-France attacks in Paris and the Copenhagen shootings. According to organizer Hajrah Arshad, the intent of the ring was to show "that Islam is about love and unity." Zeeshan Abdullah, a co-organizer, stated that "We want to demonstrate that Jews and Muslims do not hate each other...We do not want individuals to define what Islam is for the rest of us...There are many more peace-mongers than warmongers." The crowd of Muslims, Jews, and others held hands in unity as Norway's Chief Rabbi Michael Melchior sang "Eliyahu Hanavi", the traditional song after Havdalah.[9] The demonstration received international media attention.[10][11] Some media reports stated that possibly only a minority of those present were Muslims. Ervin Kohn, the president of the Norwegian Jewish community, told enquiring reporters that the exact number of Muslims among those present at the demonstration was impossible to quantify.[12]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Synagogue in Oslo". Historic Synagogues of Europe. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ Synagogues of Europe; Architecture, History, Meaning (revised (1986); Dover reprint, 1996 ed.). MIT Press. 1985. p. 94.
- ^ "Norway king visits local Jewish community". Y-Net News.
- ^ "King of Norway visits Jewish community". Jerusalem Post. June 10, 2009.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Synagogue shooting spurs calls for tighter security". Aftenposten.
- ^ "Israeli embassy target of Oslo synagogue attackers". E J Press. Archived from the original on March 1, 2007. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
- ^ "Bhatti dømt til forvaring". NRK (in Norwegian). February 20, 2009.
- ^ "Frikjent for terrorplaner". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). June 3, 2008.
- ^ "Muslims form 'ring of peace' to protect Oslo synagogue". The Telegraph. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- ^ "Norske muslimers fredsring får bred internasjonal omtale". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). February 21, 2015.
- ^ Grymer, Torunn; Skille, Øyvind Bye; Kalajdzic, Pedja (February 21, 2015). "1.300 people formed «Ring of Peace» outside Oslo synagogue after young Muslims initiative". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved April 1, 2017.
- ^ "Misinformation mars Oslo interfaith 'peace ring'". The Times of Israel. February 23, 2015.
External links
[edit]Media related to Synagogue in Oslo at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website Det Mosaiske Trossamfund (in Norwegian)
- 1892 establishments in Norway
- 20th-century synagogues in Norway
- 21st-century attacks on Jewish institutions
- Antisemitism in Norway
- Ashkenazi Jewish culture in Norway
- Ashkenazi synagogues
- Islam and antisemitism
- Islamic terrorism and Norway
- Jewish organizations established in 1892
- Jews and Judaism in Oslo
- Orthodox Judaism in Norway
- Orthodox synagogues in Europe
- Religious buildings and structures in Oslo
- Synagogues completed in 1920
- Synagogues in Norway