Wikipedia's first sentence called it “historic synagogue in paramaribo”. Today it says “historic former jewish synagogue”.
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Tzedek ve-Shalom also written as Zedek ve Shalom , (Peace and Justice) is a historic synagogue in Paramaribo , Suriname . It was built for a Sephardic congregation in 1736. The synagogue stopped being used in 1999 when the area's remaining Jewish residents combined congregations at Neveh Shalom Synagogue . It is being used as a computer repair store. Its furnishings are in the collection of the Israel Museum . The building is sited in a large courtyard, built of wood in a Neoclassical architecture style with arched windows and bench seating, and painted white. It has a wide basilica-like hall with a tevah (reader's platform) opposite the heikhal ( Torah ark). Decoration included brass chandeliers from the Netherlands. It has a sandy floor. Stiefel (includes a photograph of the synagogue) Tzedek ve-Shalom Synagogue Israel Museum, Jerusalem "Stanley Fischer Takes Israel Donors on Synagogue Tour" .1
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Former synagogue Interior in Israel Museum in Jerusalem Tzedek ve-Shalom also written as Zedek ve Shalom , (Peace and Justice) is a historic synagogue in Paramaribo , Suriname . It was built for a Sephardic congregation in 1736. The synagogue stopped being used in 1999 when the area's remaining Jewish residents combined congregations at Neveh Shalom Synagogue . It is being used as a computer repair store. Its furnishings are in the collection of the Israel Museum . The building is sited in a large courtyard, built of wood in a Neoclassical architecture style with arched windows and bench seating, and painted white. It has a wide "basillica-like" hall with a tevah (reader's platform) opposite the heikhal ( Torah ark). Decoration included brass chandeliers from the Netherlands. It has a sandy floor. Stiefel (includes a photograph of the synagogue) Tzedek ve-Shalom Synagogue Israel Museum, Jerusalem
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Historic former synagogue in Paramaribo, Suriname The Tzedek ve-Shalom , also written as Zedek ve Shalom , (Peace and Justice) is a historic former Jewish synagogue , that is located in Paramaribo , Suriname . It was built for a Sephardic congregation in 1736.
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historic synagogue in paramaribo
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historic former jewish synagogue
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