Vitali Madjar Synagogue Explained

Building Name:Vitali Madjar Synagogue
Image Upright:1.4
Country:Egypt
Map Type:Egypt Nile Delta
Map Size:250
Map Relief:1
Status:Synagogue
Functional Status:High Holidays only
Year Completed:1928

The Vitali Madjar Synagogue is a former Jewish synagogue, located at 3 el-Missalah Street, off Ibrahim Street, in the Masr El Gedida district of Heliopolis, in Cairo, Egypt. It was erected in 1928.[1]

In 2010 it was reported that the 80-year-old former president of the synagogue, Carmen Weinstein, was convicted in absentia and sentenced to three years imprisonment for property fraud. Weinstein sold the former synagogue to a third party. The Court determined that she was not authorized to sell the building on behalf of the congregation. When the sale did not progress, Weinstein withheld the title deeds and the refund of downpayments received in advance of the settlement.[2]

Despite being inactive for many years, the synagogue was opened to the community for services during Hanukkah in 2022 and Rosh Hashanah in 2023.[3]

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  1. Web site: Synagogues: Cairo . en . Association Internationale Nebi Daniel . n.d. . 10 October 2024 .
  2. News: Mishkin, Sarah . Undersold . . 21 September 2010 . 10 October 2024 .
  3. News: El-Gundy, Zenlab . Jewish New Year celebrated at Heliopolis synagogue for first time in 70 years . en . Ahram Online . 16 September 2023 . 10 October 2024 .