Hurva Synagogue
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The Hurva Synagogue, also known as Hurvat Rabbi Yehudah he-Hasid, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.
The synagogue in 2014
The Hurva, adjacent to the 14th century Sidna Omar Mosque in 2010
Northern facade, c. 1930
Eastern facade, c. 1930
The Jordanian administration of the West Bank officially began on 24 April 1950, and ended with the decision to sever ties on 31 July 1988. The period started during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, when Tr
Hurva Synagogue
…army was forced to shell the synagogue after the Zionist forces used its high rooftops for military purposes. After Israel captured East Jerusalem from Jordan in 1967, a number of plans were submitted for the design of a new building. After years of deliberation and indecision, a commemorative arch was erected…
Armistice Demarcation Lines, 1949–1967 Israel, 15 May 1948 Allotted for Arab state and the Corpus Separatum of Jerusalem-Bethlehem, occupied by Egypt Feb 1949/Jordan Apr 1949 Allotted for Arab state and the Corpus Separatum of Jerusalem-Bethlehem, occupied by Israel Feb/Apr 1949
Arab Legionnaires attacking Porat Yosef Yeshiva, Old City of Jerusalem, 1948
King Abdullah at Church of the Holy Sepulchre, 29 May 1948
Arab Legion soldier standing in the ruins of the Hurva Synagogue, Jerusalem