Ruined synagogue gets copy with facing bricks from Vandersanden

We supplied facing bricks for a special project in Israel. Special not so much because of the size of the project – after all, 400 m² can hardly be classed as earth-shattering – but because the building is a synagogue, and more specifically, a copy of an old synagogue in the Netherlands.

Synagogues are often built with donations from worshippers. The donors for this synagogue decided to give the building a historical background. It is a precise copy of an old synagogue in the Dutch town of Terborg, close to Doetinchem. The synagogue was destroyed by a bombing raid at the end of the Second World War, and was then completely demolished after the war. The good news is that worshippers managed to get the Torah scrolls and the building plans out beforehand and stored them safely in Amsterdam.

Not only did they follow the old building plans for construction of the new synagogue, they also wanted to use the same construction materials – in this case, brick. Ultimately, they opted for a combination of Vandersanden’s Zena DF facing brick and Orange DF. Together, they have the authentic character of old facing bricks, making them ideal for this particular project.

The religious building was erected in Mevo Horon, a Jewish settlement on the West Bank. The village, located 20 km to the west of Jerusalem, was established in 1970 and has 1200 inhabitants.

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