The Sha'ar HaShamayim Synagogue, also known as Temple Ismailia and the Adly Street Synagogue, is a synagogue, located at 17 Adly Street in Cairo, Egypt.
The façade of the synagogue in 2013
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Ashkenazi Jews form a distinct ethnic subdivision of the Jewish diaspora, emerging from the Jewish communities that consolidated during the 10th century in the Rhineland and in northern France, having
Sha'ar Hashamayim Synagogue (Cairo)
…age from the 1500s to contemporary times, concerning or relevant to the history of Jews in Egypt. Although it is considered a Sephardic synagogue, many Ashkenazi Jews were members of the congregation and contributed to its construction and upkeep. The synagogue underwent minor exterior renovations in 2007…
Jews Praying in the Synagogue on Yom Kippur (1878)
Jews from Worms (Germany) wearing the mandatory yellow badge, 16th century
The Old Synagogue in Erfurt, Germany is thought to be the oldest synagogue building intact in Europe
The distribution of Jews in Central Europe in 1881