Churches and burials
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Layers of Memory at the New Synagogue
The synagogue on Karu Street is both an active place of worship and a sign of Jewish communal life continuing after twentieth-century rupture.
Tallinn’s new synagogue stands at a different site from the old sanctuary lost during the war. That distance tells part of the community’s history: worship could not simply resume in the same building, but communal life was rebuilt. The Karu Street building should be seen as more than a memorial to destruction. It belongs to a present-day community whose religious and social life unfolds here. Knowing the past deepens the place without eclipsing the people who use it now.
Practical information
Address: Karu 16
The synagogue is at Karu 16. It is an active house of worship: consult official information about visits and security requirements, and respect services.