The Windhoek Synagogue is an

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, located in

Windhoek Windhoek (; ; ) is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level, almost exactly at the country's geographical centre. The population of Windhoek, which ...

, the capital city of

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. It is the only active synagogue in the country and is owned and operated by the Windhoek Hebrew Congregation. The synagogue was founded by Rabbi I. L. Landau in 1924. In November 2015, the community announced plans to close and sell the synagogue, as none of the remaining members of the community viewed themselves as Orthodox Jews. Yet, in 2021, it was reported that the congregation was active. Another synagogue existed in

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from 1927 and 1973.

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* Windhoek Hebrew Congregation (Hrsg.): ''Jewish Life in South West Africa, Namibia – A History.'' Windhoek 2014, ISBN 978-99945-78-94-8.

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(englisch) 20th-century synagogues in Africa 1920s architecture Buildings and structures in Windhoek Jews and Judaism in Namibia

Synagogues completed in 1924 {{Namibia-struct-stub

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