Asmara Synagogue Explained

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]

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 4-member Cohen family is the last of Eritrean Jews . 2007-05-25 . Gutman . Matthew . 2001-09-21 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930035011/http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/16910/edition_id/332/format/html/displaystory.html . 2007-09-30. dead .
  2. Web site: Eritrea's last native Jew tends graves, remembers . 2007-05-25 . 2006-02-05 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20070516231632/http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0%2C7340%2CL-3246419%2C00.html . 16 May 2007 . live .
  3. Web site: Asmara's last Jew recalls 'good old days' . 2007-05-25 . Harris, Ed . 2006-04-30 . .
  4. Web site: Eritrea . Sub-Saharan African Synagogues: Architecture and Context . n.d. . 2023-03-06.