Communauté Juive Libérale de Genève explained

Group:Communauté Juive Libérale de Genève
Regions:Geneva, Switzerland
Religions:Reform Judaism
Beith GIL
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Religious Affiliation:Reform Judaism
Rite:Nusach Ashkenaz
Organisational Status:Synagogue
Functional Status:Active
Location:43 Route de Chêne, Geneva
Geo:46.2006°N 6.171°W
Map Type:Canton of Geneva
Map Size:250
Map Relief:1
Architect:NOMOS Groupement d'Architectes SA
Architecture Type:Synagogue architecture
Architecture Style:Modernist
Established:1970
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

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.

See also

References

  1. Web site: Communauté Juive Libérale de Genève-GIL (Liberal Jewish Community of Geneva) . Historic synagogues of Europe . . n.d. . 21 July 2024 .
  2. Web site: Présentation du GIL. Communauté Juive Libérale de Genève. 21 August 2017.