Neveh Shalom Synagogue בית הכנסת נווה שלום
Street view of synagogue exterior
Basic information
Location	Keizerstraat 82 Paramaribo, Suriname
Geographic coordinates	5°49′42″N 55°9′33.8″W / 5.82833°N 55.159389°W / 5.82833; -55.159389
Affiliation	Jewish
Year consecrated	1665

The Neveh Shalom Synagogue (Hebrew: בית הכנסת נווה שלום‎) is the only synagogue of the Jewish community in Suriname.

The lot on Keizerstraat 82 was acquired in 1716 by Ashkenazi Jews. The original building was completed in 1723 and replaced the first Surinamese synagogue in the Jodensavanne, originally built of wood between 1665-1671 (but already rebuilt with bricks).

The current synagogue on the Keizerstraat 82 lot, designed by architect J.F. Halfhide, was completed in 1842 or 1843.

The Mosque Keizerstraat is adjacent to the synagogue.

[edit] References

• Boehm, Guenter (1979). "6". The Synagogues of Surinam. Journal of Jewish Studies. pp. 98–104. 
• "Neveh Shalom Synagogue, Paramaribo, Surinam". Museum of the Jewish People. http://www.bh.org.il/Communities/Synagogue/Paramaribo.asp. Retrieved 2008-09-11. 

Neveh Shalom Synagogue next to the Mosque Keizerstraat

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