Beek, Limburg, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe

Beek Synagogue

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 14, 2024

1. Beek Synagogue Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

יש יהוה במקום הזה ואנכי לא ידעתי

Van 1866 tot 1954
stond hier de synagoge

(English translation:)

Surely the LORD is in this place, and I did not know it

From 1866 to 1954 here stood the synagogue.

Erected 2004 by Gemeente Beek.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Synagogues series list.

Location. 50° 56.28′ N, 5° 47.682′ E. Marker is in Beek, Limburg. It is at the intersection of Molenstraat and Synagogepad, on the right when traveling east on Molenstraat. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Molenstraat 12A, Beek, Limburg 6191 KP, Netherlands. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Benelux Low Countries,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself

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in what was once the Roman Empire

and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Joods Monument Beek / Beek Holocaust Memorial (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Hervormde Pastorie / Reformed Parsonage (about 120 meters away); Voormalige Bakkerij / Former Bakery (about 120 meters away); German Deserter Saves the Life of a Persecuted “Gypsy” (about 150 meters away); Hell on Wheels (about 180 meters away); Restaurant “De Lindeboom” (about 210 meters away); Nooit Echt Bevrijd / Never Genuinely Liberated / Nie Wirklich Befreit (about 210 meters away); Sinti Monument (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beek.

More about this marker. The Hebrew on the marker is from Genesis 28:16.

Also see . . . Beek (Joods Cultureel Kwartier).

Excerpt: From the outset of Jewish settlement in Beek synagogue services were held in a private home. In 1828, the Central Jewish Consistory of the Netherlands awarded Beek the status of an independent Jewish community with the rank of Bijkerk or local synagogue.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 14, 2024

2. Beek Synagogue Marker - wide view
The community's first true synagogue building was not built until 1866. It was located on the Molenstraat. Due to the small size of the Jewish population of Beek, the community did not provide Jewish education.

(Submitted on July 14, 2024.)

Beek Synagogue Marker - wider view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 14, 2024

3. Beek Synagogue Marker - wider view

Credits. This page was last revised on August 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 14, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 116 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 14, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.