Beit Yehuda Synagogue

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ecclesiastical or organisational status
Status
  • Closed (as a synagogue);
  • Repurposed
LocationTangier
Beit Yehuda Synagogue
1901 Baedeker map of Tangier, showing the synagogue just north of rue Es-Siaghine ("Main Street")
Religion
AffiliationJudaism (former)
Ecclesiastical or organisational status
Status
  • Closed (as a synagogue);
  • Repurposed
Location
LocationTangier
CountryMorocco
Architecture
TypeSynagogue architecture
Completed1890

The Beit Yehuda Synagogue, also known as Assayag Synagogue, is a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Tangier, Morocco. The synagogue was completed in 1890.

Last used as a synagogue in the c.1950s, the building has housed the Jewish Museum of Tangier, a Jewish museum and cultural landmark, since 2022.

See also

References

Related Articles

Wikiwand AI