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The
synagogue
was
built
between
1905–1906
by
a
Viennese
architect
and
an
Imperial
construction
supervisor
Wilhelm
Stiassny,
as
a
replacement
for
three
Synagogues
(the
Zigeiner,
the
Velkodvorská,
and
the
New)
destroyed
in
the
years
1898-1906
during
the
redevelopment.
Although
the
association
which
took
up
the
challenge
of
building
the
Synagogue
was
founded
in
1896,
it
took
ten
years
before
the
Synagogue
was
inaugurated
on
16
September
1906.
Initially
it
bore
the
name
of
the
Jubilee
Temple
of
Emperor
Franz
Joseph
to
commemorate
the
50th
anniversary
of
his
reign,
in
1898.
After
WWI,
the
present
name,
the
Jerusalem
Synagogue,
based
on
the
street
name
where
it
stands,
slowly
gained
ground.
The
street
name
has
nothing
to
do
with
the
Synagogue,
however:
the
street
is
named
after
the
Church
of
Jerusalem
former
chapel
of
St
Henry,
nearby.
The
Jerusalem
Synagogue
is
distinctive
in
that
it
is
one
of
only
eight
Synagogues
built
to
W.
Stiassny’s
design,
where
services
are
still
held.
The
only
interlude
was
during
the
war
years
1941–1945,
when
it
acted
as
a
repository
of
seized
Jewish
property.
Besides
its
religious
role,
the
Synagogue
is
a
cultural
and
exhibition
venue.
The
concerts
regularly
held
here
let
visitors
listen
to
the
uniquely
preserved
original
organ
by
Emanuel
Stephen
Peter.