{"id":148,"date":"2018-03-12T15:20:29","date_gmt":"2018-03-12T15:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lekstraatsynagoge.nl\/?page_id=148"},"modified":"2025-06-24T15:43:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T15:43:32","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lekstraatsynagoge.nl\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Our Community<\/h6>

Welcome to the Lekstraat Synagogue<\/h2><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Lekstraat synagogue is located in the Rivierenbuurt, a neighborhood almost 30% Jewish before World War II. The neighborhood where Anne Frank lived on the Merwedeplein after fleeing Germany to escape the rising Nazi threats.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Standing in front of the Lekstraat synagogue you will most likely spot the Hebrew text on the facade which reads: 'And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and I will not forsake my people Israel.' (1 Kings 6:13).<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Lekstraat Synagogue, built in 1937, is the last synagogue constructed in Amsterdam before World War II. The architect, Abraham Elzas (1907-1995), who had previously worked with Le Corbusier in Paris, designed the synagogue in the New Objectivity style, featuring a streamlined structure with a bright interior. <\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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During World War II, the fate of the Lekstraat Synagogue shifted from being a vibrant shul to a place where the mandatory yellow Stars of David were sold to Jews. From September 1943 onward, it was repurposed as a warehouse for confiscated furniture of deported Jews.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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In the 1970s, the building was destined for demolition. However, it became home to the Resistance Museum with the former youth synagogue remaining in use as a place of worship. In 1999, the Resistance Museum relocated to the Plantage neighborhood. The main building of the Lekstraat Synagogue now houses an auction house. <\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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*Special thanks to Mr. I. Salomons for the useful information you shared.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Onze Gemeenschap Welkom bij de Lekstraat Synagoge De Lekstraat synagoge bevindt zich in de Rivierenbuurt waar voor de Tweede Wereldoorlog 30% van de bewoners Joods was. Het is dezelfde buurt waar Anne Frank en haar familie op…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-148","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"campaignId":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lekstraatsynagoge.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lekstraatsynagoge.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lekstraatsynagoge.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lekstraatsynagoge.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lekstraatsynagoge.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"https:\/\/lekstraatsynagoge.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4791,"href":"https:\/\/lekstraatsynagoge.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/148\/revisions\/4791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lekstraatsynagoge.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}