Synagogue Edmond Safra

Synagogue Edmond Safra
Synagogue Edmond Safra
	The synagogue in December 2017
Religion
Affiliation	Orthodox Judaism
Rite	Nusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue
Ownership	Association Cultuelle Israelite de Monaco
Status	Active
Location
Location	15 avenue de la Costa, Monte Carlo
Country	Monaco
	Location of the synagogue in Monaco
Geographic coordinates	43°44′17″N 7°25′24″E / 43.73793791016131°N 7.423419180100148°E
Architecture
Architect(s)	Thierry Despont; Suzanne Belaieff;
Type	Synagogue architecture
Style	Modernist
Funded by	Edmond J. Safra Philanthropic Foundation
General contractor	J.B. Pastor & Fils
Groundbreaking	2015
Completed	2017
Materials	Concrete
Website
	acimmonaco.com

The Synagogue Edmond Safra is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 15 avenue de la Costa, in Monte Carlo, in Monaco. The synagogue is run by the Association Cultuelle Israelite de Monaco (ACIM).

The synagogue is one of several that are eponymous with Edmond J. Safra (1932-1999), a banker and philanthropist, partially or fully funded by the Edmond J. Safra Foundation.^[2]

History

Designed by Thierry Despont and Suzanne Belaieff in the Modernist style, the synagogue was built by J.B. Pastor & Fils and completed in 2017 after a construction period of a year and five months.^[3] The synagogue was inaugurated in March 2017 in a ceremony attended by Albert II, Prince of Monaco and Aliza Bin-Noun, the Israeli ambassador to France and Monaco.^[4]

References

^ "Synagogue Edmond Safra in Monte Carlo". Historic Synagogues of Europe. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
^ "Selected projects: Religion". Edmond J. Safra Philanthropic Foundation. 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
^ "Synagogue - JB Pastor & Fils - Monaco". Jbpastoretfils.mc. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
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