The Hurva Synagogue, also known as Hurvat Rabbi Yehudah he-Hasid, is a synagogue located in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel.
The Hurva Synagogue, 2010
The Hurva, adjacent to the 14th century Sidna Omar mosque
Northern facade, c. 1930
Eastern facade, c. 1930
Jewish Quarter (Jerusalem)
The Jewish Quarter is one of the four traditional quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem. The area lies in the southwestern sector of the walled city, and stretches from the Zion Gate in the south, along the Armenian Quarter on the west, up to the Street of the Chain in the north and extends to the Western Wall and the Temple Mount in the east. In the early 20th century the Jewish population of the quarter reached 19,000.
Illes Relief (1864–1873)
1937 aerial view by Zoltan Kluger
Alley in Jewish Quarter
Sidna Omar Mosque and the Hurva Synagogue