Communauté Juive Libérale de Genève

Communauté Juive Libérale de Genève

Regions with significant populations
Geneva, Switzerland
Religions
Reform Judaism
Website
gil.ch

Beith GIL
The synagogue of the congregation, as seen from 43 route de Chêne - CH-1208 Geneva
Religion
Affiliation	Reform Judaism
Rite	Nusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue
Status	Active
Location
Location	43 Route de Chêne, Geneva
Country	Switzerland
Location of the congregation's synagogue in the Canton of Geneva
Geographic coordinates	46°12′2.064″N 6°10′15.447″E
Architecture
Architect(s)	NOMOS Groupement d'Architectes SA
Type	Synagogue architecture
Style	Modernist
Date established	1970 (as a congregation)
Completed	2010
Materials	Concrete

The Communauté Juive Libérale de Genève (English: Liberal Jewish Community of Geneva), abbreviated as GIL, is a Reform Jewish community, whose synagogue is located on the eastern side of the River Rhone in Geneva, Switzerland.

History

Established as the Liberal Israelite Group (French: Groupe Israélite Libéral) on 7 December 1970, the organisation was later renamed the Communauté Juive Libérale de Genève. Guided by its Rabbi François Garaï since 1969, a year before its formal inception, the community held services in a variety of settings including a private library, a rented room on rue Moillebeau, and then at quai du Seujet. Finally, GIL relocated its activities to a purpose built facility, Beith GIL, on Route de Chêne which hosts a synagogue as well as spaces for community activities.

A member of international Jewish organisations such as the World Union for Progressive Judaism and the Federation for francophone progressive Judaism (Fédération du judaïsme libéral francophone), GIL is an influential organisation in Reform Judaism both within Switzerland, but also within the global context of Reform Judaism.

See also

• History of the Jews in Switzerland
• List of synagogues in Switzerland