Sliedrecht
The
Jewish community at Sliedrecht was established in approximately
1830. A synagogue was built in the town on the dike of the river
Merwede in 1845. Prior to then, the Jews of Sliedrecht met for
prayer in the building of a former workshop for spinning wool. The
Sliedrecht community buried its dead in the Jewish cemetery at Dordrecht. At
the outset of the 20th century the community was governed by a
council consisting of five members. By 1920, the synagogue was no
longer in use.
Under the German occupation of the Netherlands during the Second
World War, almost all of the Jews in Sliedrecht were deported and
murdered. The synagogue building was sold soon after the war. The
Sliedrecht community was officially dissolved in 1947 and the
locale placed within the jurisdiction of the Jewish community at
Dordrecht.
In 1998, the building that had once served as the
synagogue of Sliedrecht was threatened by reconstruction of the
dike on which it stood. The building, which was of wood, was then
cut into 11 sections and stored away. The former synagogue was
reassembled in 2002 only ninety meters away from its original
location and re-consecrated as a synagogue in October 2003. Its
interior was refurnished in part with elements from the interior of
the former synagogue of Zaltbommel. A ritual bath was
installed in the cellar of the rebuilt synagogue.
Jewish population on Sliedrecht and surroundings:
| 1809 | 47 |
| 1840 | 61 |
| 1869 | 52 |
| 1899 | 43 |
| 1930 | 33 |
Collectie en mediatheek
Dossier
Dossiers (158) van de Commissie voor Oorlogsschade mbt 155 joodse
gemeentes (Amsterdam en mediene), 1945-1950.
Collectie > Documenten > B0005954
Brief
1943
Brief van Jo Benjamins uit Westerbork aan Lena en Simon Waterman-Benjamins, 1943.
Collectie > Documenten > 00009778
Overzichtsfoto
1984
Voormalige synagoge te Sliedrecht, 1984.
Collectie > Fotos > 40002777
Brieven uit de Merwestad
1923
titel, Brieven uit de Merwestad. auteur, Veritas. maker, Veritas. bron, Nieuw
Isr. Weekblad, vol. 59(1923), nr. 6, p. 9. materiaal, bericht. ...
Collectie > Joodse pers > 20000871
meer treffers in Collectie > Joodse pers
De dijksynagoge
[2003]
De dijksynagoge.
Collectie > Literatuur > 12011037
meer treffers in Collectie > Literatuur
[Herinwijding van de synagoge te Sliedrecht op 21-10-2003]
2003
titel, [Herinwijding van de synagoge te Sliedrecht op 21-10-2003]. maker, onbekend.
gegevens, VIDEO, 65 min. - ,. materiaal, video video VHS. ...
Collectie > Audiovisueel > 40001486
