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
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
Old New Synagogue
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The Old New Synagogue, also called the Altneuschul, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Josefov, Prague, in the Czech Republic. The synagogue is Europe's oldest active synagog
Historic synagogues
…in Toledo, Spain, which was built in 1190. However, neither has been used as a synagogue for centuries. The oldest active synagogue in Europe is the Old New Synagogue of Prague in the Czech Republic, built in the 1270s. The Ben Ezra Synagogue of Cairo is the longest-serving synagogue in the world, having continuously…
View from the west
The eastern facade
The Old New Synagogue before 1906
Rear with ladder to attic