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SYNAGOGUE LEKSTRAAT
A. ELZAS, 1934-1937, Lekstraat 61-63, Amsterdam
Synagoge Lekstraat / Synagogue Lekstraat ( A. Elzas )
© 2006 Jan Derwig
A virtually unmodified competition-winning design, the building consists of a brick portion containing service spaces, children's synagogue, meeting hall and rooftop residence; and the synagogue proper, a stone-clad rectangular block. With its long axis pointing south-east, it constitutes one large space with the women's gallery along three sides, its form and lighting offering a suitably devotional atmosphere. The most holy places are accentuated by their handling of material. After housing the Dutch Resistance Museum, the former synagogue is now home to a firm of auctioneers.