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Jerusalem Great Synagogue | |
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Hebrew: בֵּית הַכְּנֶסֶת הַגָּדוֹל בּיְרוּשָׁלַיִם | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
Rite | |
Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue |
Leadership |
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Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | 56 King George Street, Jerusalem |
Country | Israel |
Location of the synagogue in Jerusalem | |
Geographic coordinates | 31°46′33″N 35°13′01″E / 31.7758°N 35.2169°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Alexander Friedman |
Type | Synagogue architecture |
Style | Modernist |
Funded by | Sir Isaac Wolfson |
Date established | 1958 (as a congregation) |
Completed | 1982 |
Construction cost | US$18 million |
Capacity | 1,400 |
Website | |
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The Jerusalem Great Synagogue (Hebrew: בֵּית הַכְּנֶסֶת הַגָּדוֹל בּיְרוּשָׁלַיִם) is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 56 King George Street, Jerusalem, Israel.[1] Different parts of the congregation worship in the Ashkenazi and Sephardic rites.