List of synagogues

This is a list of synagogues around the world.

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  • Egypt

🇪🇹 El shalom Blessing Synagogue ( Ethiopia)

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  • Kazakhstan: Beit Rachel (Nur-Sultan)
  • Kenya: Nairobi Hebrew Congregation (Nairobi). The former synagogue in Nakuru is now a Christian orphanage.
  • Kyrgyzstan: Hesed Tikva Synagogue (Bishkek)

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  • Venezuela:Tiféret Israel, Hogar Jabad Lubavitch de Venezuela, Unión Israelita de Caracas, Asociación Bet El, Congregación Bet Aharón, Tiféret Israel del Este Keter Torá, Centro Bet Shemuel, Shaaré Shalom, Centro Bet Shemuel del Este, (Caracas); Asociación Israelita de Valencia, (Valencia); Sociedad Israelita de Maracaibo, (Maracaibo); Or Meir, (Porlamar)
  • Vietnam: Chabad of Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City)
  • Virgin Islands, US: Beracha Veshalom Vegmiluth Hasidim Synagogue (Saint Thomas)

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  • Yemen: Grand synagogue of Aden (Aden), Kessar Synagogue, Dhamari Synagogue (San‘a’)

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  • Zambia: Lusaka Synagogue (Lusaka). There were once synagogues in Ndola, Kitwe, and Mufulira, Zambia of the Copperbelt Region, but they are now African churches. Ndola's former synagogue, now used by the Catholic Church as offices, and they built a new prayer space for church services. In Kitwe, the former synagogue is today owned and operated by the Salvation Army. The synagogue in Livingstone is also now an African church. There was once a Jewish community in the Copperbelt Region town of Luwansha, but it is unclear whether any former synagogue was built and still stands.
  • Zimbabwe: Bulawayo Hebrew Congregation (Bulawayo), Harare Hebrew Congregation (Harare). There were once three synagogues in the Midlands region of the country—in Kadoma (building destroyed), Kitwe (building used by an African church, and Gewru (building used as a church today).

References

  1. Plotz, David (2003-01-22). "David Plotz in Africa". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
  2. List of Synagogues in Berlin Archived 2008-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Synagogues of the World: Honduras". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 2009-03-30.

Waronker, Jay A. Articles (2007, 2009, 2010) appear in KULANU (www.kulanu.org) on the synagogue architecture in Zambia.

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