Communauté Juive Libérale de Genève
Regions with significant populations | |
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Geneva, Switzerland | |
Religions | |
Reform Judaism | |
Website | |
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Beith GIL | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Reform Judaism |
Rite | Nusach Ashkenaz |
Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | 43 Route de Chêne, Geneva |
Country | Switzerland |
Location of the congregation's synagogue in the Canton of Geneva | |
Geographic coordinates | 46°12′2.064″N 6°10′15.447″E / 46.20057333°N 6.17095750°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | NOMOS Groupement d'Architectes SA |
Type | Synagogue architecture |
Style | Modernist |
Date established | 1970 (as a congregation) |
Completed | 2010 |
Materials | Concrete |
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The Communauté Juive Libérale de Genève (English: Liberal Jewish Community of Geneva), abbreviated as GIL, is a Reform Jewish community, whose synagogue is located on the eastern side of the River Rhone in Geneva, Switzerland.
History
[edit]Established as the Liberal Israelite Group (French: Groupe Israélite Libéral) on 7 December 1970, the organisation was later renamed the Communauté Juive Libérale de Genève. Guided by its Rabbi François Garaï since 1969, a year before its formal inception, the community held services in a variety of settings including a private library, a rented room on rue Moillebeau, and then at quai du Seujet. Finally, GIL relocated its activities to a purpose built facility, Beith GIL, on Route de Chêne which hosts a synagogue as well as spaces for community activities.[2]
A member of international Jewish organisations such as the World Union for Progressive Judaism and the Federation for francophone progressive Judaism (Fédération du judaïsme libéral francophone), GIL is an influential organisation in Reform Judaism both within Switzerland, but also within the global context of Reform Judaism.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Communauté Juive Libérale de Genève-GIL (Liberal Jewish Community of Geneva)". Historic synagogues of Europe. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ "Présentation du GIL". Communauté Juive Libérale de Genève. Retrieved August 21, 2017.