Asmara Synagogue
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The Asmara Synagogue (Template:Langx; Template:Langx; Template:Langx) is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Asmara, Eritrea. Completed in 1906, the synagogue in the only surviving remnant of the Jewish community in Eritrea.[1]
History
Built in 1906, includes a Jewish cemetery, classrooms, and a main sanctuary.[2] All aspects of the synagogue are managed by Samuel Cohen, an Asmara native who remained in the country to look after the edifice.[3] The congregation was founded in 1906 by Yemenite Jewish immigrants from Aden. Along with the Adeni Jews, some congregants were Italian Jews. Others were refugees from Nazi Germany.[4]
See also
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- 1906 establishments in Africa
- 1906 establishments in the Italian Empire
- 20th-century synagogues in Africa
- Adeni Jews
- Buildings and structures in Asmara
- Italian diaspora in Africa
- Italian-Jewish diaspora
- Orthodox synagogues in Africa
- Synagogues completed in 1906
- Synagogues in Eritrea
- Yemeni-Jewish diaspora