The Yehuda HaLevi Synagogue (Spanish: Sinagoga Rabí Yehuda Halevi) is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the Colonia Roma neighborhood of Mexico City, in Mexico.[1] Built between 1941 and 1942, the synagogue was named after Yehudah Halevi, Jewish philosopher, physician and poet from medieval Spain.[2][3]
| Yehuda Halevi Synagogue | |
|---|---|
Spanish: Sinagoga Rabí Yehuda Halevi | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Judaism |
| Rite | Nusach Sefard |
| Year consecrated | 1942 |
| Location | |
| Location | Calle Monterrey 359, Colonia Roma, Mexico D.F. |
| Country | Mexico |
  Location of the synagogue in the center of Mexico City | |
| Geographic coordinates | 19°24′17″N 99°9′40″W / 19.40472°N 99.16111°W |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Francisco Cánovas |
| Date established | 1924 (as a congregation) |
| Completed | 1942 |
History
editIn 1924, the Sephardic Jewish community of Mexico City unified as an organization called «La Fraternidad» (The Brotherhood). The Sepharadim did not have a synagogue of their own, having to use other synagogues and Jewish community buildings. However, they still ran into space issues. The organization used a Protestant Church for a while before deciding in the 1940s to have their own building. In 1941, the organization bought a plot of land on Calle Monterrey, where the congregation remains to this day.[2]
The design of the building was chosen in a contest. The winning submission was by engineer Francisco Cánovas and was inspired by the Sephardic synagogue in Vidin, Bulgaria.[2] Construction finished in 1942 and the synagogue was consecrated in honor of Yehuda Halevi at the suggestion of La Fraternidad member Victor Babani.[3]
See also
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References
edit- ^ Ivan (2007). "La otra arquitectura religiosa de la Ciudad de México". Bitácora (in Spanish) (17). UNAM: 49–55. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Historia de "La Comunidad Sefaradí de México"". ANAJNU.cl (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 6, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
- ^ a b Karina, Renée; Andrade, Enríquez; Manuel, Héctor (1998). Estudios sobre el judeo-español en México (in Spanish). Ciudad de México, México: Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia. p. 73. ISBN 9789701806845 – via Google Books.
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