Curaçao Synagogue

The Mikvé Israel-Emanuel Synagogue is a Reconstructionist Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Hanchi di Snoa 29, Punda, in the city of , , a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in southern .
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  • Type: Synagogue
  • Description: 18th century synagogue in Willemstad, Curaçao. Oldest surviving synagogue in the Americas
  • Also known as: “Curaçao synagogue”, “Jewish Synagogue”, “Mikvé Israel-Emanuel Synagogue”, and “The Hope of Israel-Emanuel Synagogue”
  • Address: Columbusstraat, Punda

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jewish Cultural Historical Museum and Fort Amsterdam.

Museum
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is a fort situated in , . It was constructed in 1634 by the Dutch West India Company and served not only as a military fort but also as the headquarters of the WIC. is situated 210 metres west of Curaçao Synagogue.

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The is a pontoon bridge across St. Anna Bay on island in the Dutch Caribbean. It connects the Punda and quarters of the capital city, . is situated 310 metres west of Curaçao Synagogue.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Willemstad and Fleur de Marie.

Town
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Curaçao is an island in the Sea, among the group known as the alongside and . This trio is located near Venezuela, and is considered to be outside the Caribbean's so-called "hurricane zone"; vacations to the island are rarely disrupted by tropical storms.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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is one of the historic quarters of , located at the southwest side of the city, in , a island in the Dutch Caribbean. was founded in 1707, and has been designated a Unesco World Heritage Site.

Curaçao Synagogue

Latitude
12.1051° or 12° 6′ 18″ north
Longitude
-68.93272° or 68° 55′ 58″ west
Open location code
774H4348+2W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 312133712
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q5194634
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Curaçao Synagogue” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Sinagoga de Curaçao”
  • Dutch: “Curaçao synagogue”
  • Dutch: “Mikve Israel-Emanuelsynagoge”
  • Dutch: “Mikvé Israël-Emanuelsynagoge”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيس كوراساو”
  • Esperanto: “Kuracaa Sinagogo”
  • Esperanto: “Sinagogo Espero de Izraelo – Emanuelo”
  • French: “synagogue de Willemstad”
  • French: “Synagogue de Willemstad”
  • Hebrew: “בית הכנסת מקוה ישראל-עמנואל”
  • Hebrew: “בית הכנסת מקווה ישראל-עמנואל”
  • Hindi: “कुरासाओ आराधनालय”
  • Japanese: “ミクヴェ・イスラエル＝エマヌエル・シナゴーグ”
  • Ladino: “Esnoga de Kurasao”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Synagogen i Curaçao”
  • Norwegian: “Synagogen i Curaçao”
  • Papiamento: “Mikvé Israel-Emanuel”
  • Romanian: “Sinagoga din Curaçao”
  • Serbian: “Синагога на Курасау”
  • Spanish: “Sinagoga de Curazao”

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