Historic Synagogue Justo Sierra 71
The Historic Synagogue Justo Sierra 71 or Synaguoge Nidjei Israel is an old Ashkenazi synagogue in Mexico City.[1] The building serves both as a synagogue and cultural center of the Jewish community in the historic center of Mexico City (Spanish: Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México). It was constructed in 1941.[2]
History[]
This religious site was built for Orthodox Jewish immigrants from Poland, Russia, and Lithuania in La Merced neighborhood. It was the second Ashkenazi synagogue in Mexico City.
Architecture[]
The architect Raquel Franklin claims that the building's Torah ark was influenced in its design by that of the synagogue of Shavel (Šiauliai) in Lithuania.
See also[]
- Judaism in Mexico
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External links[]
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- Synagogues in Mexico
- Buildings and structures in Mexico City
- Historic center of Mexico City
- Jewish communities in Mexico
- Ashkenazi synagogues
- Ashkenazi Jewish culture in Mexico
- European-Jewish culture in Mexico
- Immigration to Mexico
- Jews and Judaism in Mexico City
- Lithuanian diaspora in North America
- Lithuanian-Jewish diaspora
- Orthodox synagogues
- Orthodox Judaism in North America
- Polish diaspora in North America
- Polish-Jewish diaspora
- Russian diaspora in North America
- Russian-Jewish diaspora in North America
- 1941 establishments in Mexico
- Synagogues completed in 1941