Asmara Synagogue
synagogue
The Asmara Synagogue (Tigrinya: ምኩራብ ኣስመራ, romanized: mǝkurāb āsǝmarā; Hebrew: בית הכנסת של אסמרה, romanized: beit hakneset shel asmara; Arabic: معبد أسمرا, romanized: maebad 'asmara) is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Asmara, Eritrea. Completed in 1906, the synagogue in the only surviving remnant of the Jewish community in Eritrea.
History
Built in 1906, the synagogue includes a Jewish cemetery, classrooms, and a main sanctuary. All aspects of the synagogue are managed by Samuel Cohen, an Asmara native who remained in the country to look after the edifice. The congregation was founded in 1906 by Yemenite Jewish immigrants from Aden. Along with the Adeni Jews, some congregants were Italian Jews. Others were refugees from Nazi Germany.
See also
History of the Jews in Eritrea
References
External links
"Religious sites in Asmara". Asmera.nl.
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