Hara Seghira Synagogue Explained

Building Name:	Hara Seghira Synagogue
Location:	Moktar Attia Street Er Riadh, Tunisia
Religious Affiliation:	Orthodox Judaism
Rite:	Sephardic
Functional Status:	Abandoned

The Hara Seghira Synagogue (Arabic: كنيس حارة صغيرة) is located on Moktar Attia Street, just north of Place L’Independence, in the town of Er Riadh on the island of Djerba, Tunisia.^[1]

Er Riadh is the modern name for the ancient Jewish village of Djirt, which became known as “Hara Seghira” or the “Small Ghetto”.^[2] As the Jewish community of the village declined the synagogue was abandoned and the building is now in a state of dilapidation. The Jewish community of Er Riadh, numbering around 80, is now centered on the El Ghriba synagogue located on the southern outskirts of the village.

See also

• List of synagogues in Tunisia

References

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Notes and References

1. Book: Bowman, Glenn . Sharing the Sacra: The Politics and Pragmatics of Intercommunal Relations Around Holy Places . 2012-07-18 . Berghahn Books . 978-0-85745-486-7 . 119 . en.
2. Book: Switzerland), Posen Library of Jewish culture and civilization (Lucerne . The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, Volume 5: The Early Modern Period, 1500-1750 . 2023-03-21 . Yale University Press . 978-0-300-13551-0 . 596 . en.