Nederlands Israëlitische Gemeente Den Haag

Nederlands Israëlitische Gemeente Den Haag (NIG Den Haag)

NIG Den Haag logo
Founded	1700[1]
Founded at	The Hague, Netherlands
Purpose	Ashkenazi Orthodox Jewish community in The Hague.
Headquarters	The Hague, Netherlands
Region	South Holland
Rabbi	Shmuel Katzman
Parent organization	Nederlands Israëlitisch Kerkgenootschap
Website	joodsdenhaag.nl (in Dutch)

The Dutch Israelite Religious Community of The Hague (Dutch: Nederlands Israëlitische Gemeente Den Haag; NIG Den Haag) is the Ashkenazi Orthodox Jewish community in The Hague and is a member of the Nederlands-Israëlitisch Kerkgenootschap (English: Dutch Israelite Religious Community) (NIK).^[2]

The congregation holds regular Shabbat activities as well as Jewish festivals year-round. There are educational activities for all age groups and cultural meetings at the CHAJ centre.^[3] The leader of the congregation is rabbi Shmuel Katzman.

NIG Bezuidenhout
The synagogue interior, in 2015
Religion
Affiliation	Orthodox Judaism
Rite	Nusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue
Ownership	Dutch Israelite Community (NIG)
Leadership	Rabbi Shmuel Katzman
Status	Active
Location
Location	Cornelis Houtmanstraat 11, Bezuidenhout, The Hague, South Holland
Country	The Netherlands
Geographic coordinates	52°05′23″N 4°20′26″E / 52.0897609°N 4.3406514°E / 52.0897609; 4.3406514
Architecture
Completed	1986

The NIG Bezuidenhout Synagogue, or Adas Jessurun Synagogue, is located behind an inconspicuous entrance at Cornelis Houtmanstraat 11 in Bezuidenhout. Established in 1986, the synagogue's name is loosely translated as the Community of Israel. The synagogue was designed by the Van Veldhoven Partners Architectenbureau in The Hague. The foundation stone was laid on 5 June 1986 and the synagogue was officially inaugurated on 30 September 1986, in the presence of Queen Beatrix. A number of objects in the synagogue, including the old Torah scrolls, originate from an eighteenth-century synagogue on the Voldersgracht.^[4]

NIG Scheveningen
The synagogue interior, in 2015
Religion
Affiliation	Orthodox Judaism
Rite	Nusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue
Ownership	Dutch Israelite Community (NIG)
Leadership	Rabbi Shmuel Katzman
Status	Active
Location
Location	Doorniksestraat 152, Scheveningen, The Hague, South Holland
Country	The Netherlands
Geographic coordinates	52°06′27″N 4°18′04″E / 52.1075302°N 4.301197°E / 52.1075302; 4.301197
Architecture
Date established	2010

The NIG Scheveningen Synagogue is located at Doorniksestraat 152 in Scheveningen. Occupied from 2010, when the Beis Jisroeil (House of Israel) synagogue was abandoned,^[4] the complex contains a mikveh, a community centre CHAJ, educational facilities and a library.

In The Hague there are also three Jewish cemeteries.^[5]

• Rabbi Shaul Hager Halevi, an influential 18th-century rabbi who was known even in the far east.^[6]

• 
  Jewish Cemetery in Wassenaar
• 
  Jewish Cemetery in Scheveningen
• 
  Harav Berisch Bernstein
• 
  Sha’oel halevi Hager
• 
  Rabbi David Lau the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel, at the CHAJ centre in The Hague.

1. ^ "Joods Historisch Museum - Joods Cultureel Kwartier". Jck.nl. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
2. ^ "Rabbinaat Den Haag - NIK - Nederlands Israëlitisch Kerkgenootschap". Nik.nl. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
3. ^ "Joodse Gemeente Den Haag – En nog een WordPress site". Joodsdenhaag.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved February 16, 2019.^{[self-published source?]}
4. ^ ^{a b} Glaudemans, Corien (August 13, 2013). "Synagoge NIG" [NIG Synagogue]. Joods Erfgoed Den Haag (in Dutch).
5. ^ "Den Haag". Nederlands Israëlitisch Kerkgenootschap (in Dutch). January 1, 2010. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
6. ^ "Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek (NNBW)". Resources.huygens.knaw.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved February 16, 2019.

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