Zuider- of Pancraskerk

The synagogue can be dated back to the year 1791 and is provided with a small Neo-Classical façade, topped by a triangular pediment and containing large rounded arched windows with tracery. The main entrance includes a Hebrew inscription referring to Psalm 65:5b and the date 5551 (1791 CE). The Torah ark was located in a niche at the opposite of the main entrance, placed against the eastern wall. The Bimah was placed in the center of the assembly hall. The Neo-Classical Torah ark was later relocated to the Joods Historisch Museum in Amsterdam. A small women’s gallery could be found right above the vestibule of the synagogue. The synagogue closed down in 1964 after the Jewish community of Enkhuizen merged with Alkmaar. The building is currently in use as a church.

In 1734, the Jews of Enkhuizen were granted the right to hold religious services at the home of one of the community members. In 1738, in exchange for an annual sum of money, they were assigned a cemetery in the Bolwerk near the Koepoort. In the same period, a Jewish religious teacher was also appointed. In the mid-eighties, a conflict temporarily divided the community. In 1791, a synagogue was consecrated near the harbor on the Zuiderhavendijk. In 1964, the Jewish community was officially merged with that of Alkmaar. The Holy Ark of the synagogue is now part of the collection of the Jewish Historical Museum. The synagogue currently functions as a Christian church. (Source: [1] Successively in use by:

Replaced an older Old Catholic church, from which many objects were taken to the current neo-Gothic church. Single-nave church in freely conceived neo-Gothic style, built in 1908. Facade with triple window and two octagonal side towers. Internal trapezoidal wooden roofing with hipped roofs at the windows. Baroque-inspired altarpiece from the construction period. Rich Louis XIV communion bench from the previous church.