Synagogue Edmond Safra should not be confused with Edmond J. Safra Synagogue (Manhattan).
| Synagogue Edmond Safra | |
| Image Upright: | 1.4 |
| Religious Affiliation: | Orthodox Judaism |
| Rite: | Nusach Ashkenaz[1] |
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| Organizational Status: | --> |
| Ownership: | Association Cultuelle Israelite de Monaco |
| Functional Status: | Active |
| Location: | 15 avenue de la Costa, Monte Carlo |
| Country: | Monaco |
| Map Type: | Monaco |
| Map Size: | 250 |
| Map Relief: | 1 |
| Architecture Style: | Modernist |
| Funded By: | Edmond J. Safra Philanthropic Foundation |
| General Contractor: | J.B. Pastor & Fils |
| Groundbreaking: | 2015 |
| Year Completed: | 2017 |
| Date Destroyed: | --> |
| Materials: | Concrete |
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The Synagogue Edmond Safra is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 15 avenue de la Costa, in Monte Carlo, in Monaco. The synagogue is run by the Association Cultuelle Israelite de Monaco (ACIM).
The synagogue is one of several that are eponymous with Edmond J. Safra (1932-1999), a banker and philanthropist, partially or fully funded by the Edmond J. Safra Foundation.[2]
Designed by Thierry Despont and Suzanne Belaieff in the Modernist style, the synagogue was built by J.B. Pastor & Fils and completed in 2017 after a construction period of a year and five months.[3] The synagogue was inaugurated in March 2017 in a ceremony attended by Albert II, Prince of Monaco and Aliza Bin-Noun, the Israeli ambassador to France and Monaco.[4]