Vaals, Limburg, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Locatie van de voormalige synagoge / Former Synagogue Location
Standort der früheren Synagoge
— Rondwandeling Joods Vaals —
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 28, 2023
1. Locatie van de voormalige synagoge / Former Synagogue Location Marker
Locatie van de voormalige synagoge
In de zuidwestelijke hoek van het huidige Von Clermontplein stond ooit een kleine sjoel (bijkerk) van de Joodse gemeente Vaals. In het Jodendom is de synagoge de plaats van de Joodse eredienst. Het gebouw heeft tevens functies als leerhuis en gemeenschapszaal. De eerste synagoge van Vaals was in het woonhuis van de weduwe Guns in gebruik; pas rond het begin van de 20ste eeuw verhuisde men naar dit gebouw.
Standort der früheren Synagoge
In der südwestlichen Ecke des heutigen Von Clermontplein stand früher eine kleine Sjoel (dt. etwa “Nebensynagoge”) der jüdischen Gemeinde Vaals. Im Judentum ist die Synagoge der Ort des jüdischen G*ttesdienstes. Das Gebäude dient zugleich als Lehrhaus und Gemeinschaftssaal. Die erste Vaalser Synagoge befand sich im Wohnhaus der Witwe Guns. Erst Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts zog man hierher um.
Former Synagogue Location
In the southwest corner of the current Von Clermontplein there once stood a small shul (side
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Erected by Heemkundekring Sankt-Tolbert Vaals.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion.
Location. 50° 46.209′ N, 6° 1.136′ E. Marker is in Vaals, Limburg. Marker is on Von Clermontplein, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Vaals, Limburg 6291 AW, Netherlands. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. De Gau (here, next to this marker); Von Clermontplein 24 (a few steps from this marker); Von Clermontplein 4-6 (within shouting distance of this marker); Clermonttuin / Clermont Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); Evangelisch-Lutherse Kerk / Evangelical Lutheran Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Huis Verves / “Verves” House (within shouting distance of this marker); Oudste spuren van Joods leven in Vaals / Oldest Traces of Jewish Life in Vaals
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 28, 2023
2. Former Synagogue Location Marker - wide view
The marker is located to the right of the fountain in the southwest corner of Von Clermontplein.
Also see . . . Locatie van de voormalige synagoge (Heemekundering Sankt-Tolbert Vaals, Dutch, German, French). Scanning the QR code on the marker leads to this page, which presents the same information as on the marker, except for a small bit of additional information, presented below.
On the first synagogue (in translation): …the exact location is no longer known and we also know nothing about the widow Guns. There are also no recordings of the interior, so we do not know what the Vaals synagogue looked like and how it was furnished.(Submitted on December 2, 2023.)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 2, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 54 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 2, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
