Building Name: | Asmara Synagogue |
Image Upright: | 1.4 |
Location: | Haile Mariam Mammo Street, Asmara |
Country: | Eritrea |
Geo: | 15.3372°N 38.9408°W |
Map Type: | Eritrea |
Map Size: | 250 |
Map Relief: | 1 |
Religious Affiliation: | Orthodox Judaism |
Status: | Synagogue |
Functional Status: | Active |
Year Completed: | 1906 |
The Asmara Synagogue (ti|ምኩራብ ኣስመራ; he|בית הכנסת של אסמרה; ar|معبد أسمرا) 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]
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]