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{{short description|Orthodox synagogue in Copenhagen, Denmark}}
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[[File:Synagogen Krystalgade 1899.png|thumb|Illustration of the Great Synagogue from around 1899]]
The '''Great Synagogue''' is
==History==
=== Arrival of Jews into Denmark ===
Jews arrived into Denmark from 1622 when they were invited into the country by Denmark's king.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |title=The Great Synagogue |work=Synagogues360 |url=https://synagogues-360.anumuseum.org.il/gallery/the-great-synagogue-3/ |access-date=2022-11-18 |publisher=ANU Museum |location=Israel }}</ref> Although they were scattered around, many of the Jews settled in Copenhagen.<ref name=":02" /> Abraham Salomon became the first rabbi in the country in 1687.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Copenhagen - jewish heritage, history, synagogues, museums, areas and sites to visit |url=https://jguideeurope.org/en/region/denmark/copenhagen/ |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=JGuide Europe |language=en}}</ref> From 1766 until 1795, around 1,500 Jews worshipped in a small synagogue until it burned down.<ref name=":02" /> After the synagogue burned down, a division occurred between the Orthodox and [[Progressive Judaism|Progressive]] members of the Jewish community.<ref name=":02" /> As a result, the building of a new synagogue was halted and many members resorted to worshipping in various homes.<ref name=":02" /> This division lasted for about 30 years until it was extinguished.<ref name=":02" /> The building of the Great Synagogue occurred after this.<ref name=":02" /> In 1814, Jews who were living in Denmark were given the same rights as other citizens as a result of the Royal Decree.<ref name=":1" />
=== Architecture ===
Construction of the Great Synagogue was completed in 1833.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=The Great Synagogue – Synagogues360 |url=https://synagogues-360.anumuseum.org.il/gallery/the-great-synagogue-3/ |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=synagogues-360.anumuseum.org.il}}</ref> It was designed by Danish architect [[Gustav Friedrich Hetsch]].<ref name=":0" /> The synagogue was designed with the [[Neoclassical architecture|Neoclassical]] style in mind, which is demonstrated through the building's simplistic design.<ref name=":0" /> The interior of the building, however, has designs that are from the [[Egyptian Revival architecture|Egyptian Revival]] style.<ref name=":0" /> This style works to help give the synagogue a more Eastern European feel rather than the traditional Northern European feel.<ref name=":0" />
===World War II===
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During [[World War II]], the [[Torah]] scrolls of the synagogue were hidden at the [[Trinitatis Church]] and were returned to the synagogue after the war.{{citation needed|date=February 2015}}
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====1985====
{{main|1985 Copenhagen bombings by Hezbollah}}
On 22 July 1985, the synagogue was struck by a bomb placed by Palestinian terrorists. While no people were injured in the attack on the synagogue, a second bomb placed by the same group destroyed the Copenhagen offices of the American [[Northwest Airlines|Northwest Orient Airlines]], killing one person and injuring 26.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=27 Injured in 3 Terrorist Explosions in Copenhagen |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1985-07-22/news/mn-6060_1_terrorist-explosions |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |agency=[[Associated Press]]
====2015====
{{main|2015 Copenhagen shootings#Great Synagogue attack}}
A shooting occurred outside the synagogue on 15 February 2015, killing a [[Jewish]] community member, who had been providing security, and wounding two [[Danish Security and Intelligence Service]] police officers who were shot in the arms and legs.<ref>{{cite web |
==See also==
{{stack|{{portal|Denmark|Judaism}}}}
*[[History of the Jews in Denmark]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==Further reading==
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* {{cite encyclopedia|title=Synagogue|encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Judaica|publisher=Keter|location=Jerusalem|id=965-07-0250-4}}
{{Jews and Judaism in Denmark}}
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