| Headquarters | Oslo |
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Region served | Norway |
| Website | www |
TheDet Mosaiske Trossamfund (DMT), as known as theJewish Community of Oslo, is anumbrella organization representingNorwegian Jews. The organization isOrthodox, but welcomes non-Orthodox and secular Jews.
All Norwegian Jews who are Jewish according to Orthodoxhalakha are eligible for membership in the community, meaning Jews who are born to a Jewish mother or who undergo an Orthodoxconversion to Judaism. The community operates theOslo Synagogue, a Jewish kindergarten, and Kosher Mat, the only kosher market in Oslo. Kosher Mat is located in the basement of the Jewish community center in Oslo, which is adjacent to the Oslo Synagogue.[1] The community also supports theJewish Museum in Oslo.
The community was established inOslo in June, 1892. Originally namedDet Jødiske Samfund i Christiania (The Jewish Community in Christiania), the name was changed to Det Mosaiske Trossamfund (The Mosaic Community) a year later.[2]
In 2015, following the antisemitic2015 Copenhagen shootings, a group of young Muslim activists organized a human chain around theOslo Synagogue to demonstrate solidarity with the Jewish community. Ervin Kohn, the head of Det Mosaiske Trossamfund, endorsed the effort as an "extremely positive" moment in inter-minority relations in Norway.[3][4]
