Gaza synagogue
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The Gaza synagogue was an ancient Jewish synagogue, now an archaeological site in the Rimal district of Gaza City, Palestine. Built in the early 6th century during the Byzantine period, it was destroy
Section of the synagogue's mosaic floor on display at the Museum of the Good Samaritan
The site in the late 1960s
King David playing the lyre on display in the Israel Museum
Eshtemoa menorah
Historic synagogues
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Historic synagogues are synagogues that date back to ancient or medieval times and synagogues that represent the earliest Jewish presence in cities around the world. Most of the older sites covered be
Gaza synagogue
…The Gaza synagogue was an ancient Jewish synagogue, now an archaeological site in the Rimal district of Gaza City, Palestine. Built in the early 6th century during the Byzantine period…
The Old Synagogue in Erfurt, Germany, portions of which date from c. 1100
The Synagogue of Santa María la Blanca was built in Toledo, Spain, in 1190.
The Old New Synagogue in Prague, Bohemia (Czech Republic), the oldest synagogue in continuous use, built around 1270, compares similarly with the Ramban synagogue in Safed, modern Israel.
El Ghriba Synagogue with its distinctive wall tiles imitating the qallalin type in colors and patterns