Bahrain Synagogue
Bahrain Synagogue | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
Rite | Edot Hamizrach |
Leadership | Abraham David Nonoo |
Status | Disused |
Location | |
Location | Sasa'ah Avenue Manama, Bahrain |
Geographic coordinates | 26°13′50″N 50°34′26″E / 26.2305°N 50.574°E |
Bahrain Synagogue is a disused synagogue located on Sasa'ah Avenue, in what is now a lower-class commercial district in Manama, the capital city of Bahrain.
Overview
The nondescript
History
In the late 19th century, Jews from Iraq, and some from Iran and India settled in Bahrain and subsequently established a synagogue.
After the
Recently, as the synagogue is no longer in use, the Jewish community wanted to convert the building for another use or give it to charity, but the government would not allow it. They insisted it remained as a synagogue.[5][6]
In 2006, after the roof began to fall in,
At the time the government also offered the Jewish community a piece of land to rebuild the old synagogue which was destroyed in 1948 and not rebuilt.[4]
A report from Al-Wasat newspaper (in Arabic) Includes photos of the new building [1]
See also
References
- ^ "Bahraini Jews mark Kristallnacht". France 24. 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
- ^ a b c Scheib, Ariel. "The Virtual Jewish History Tour: Bahrain". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
- ^ Rosenbloom, Michael (March 2002). "Tales of Survival: Island Girl". Congregation Ohav Sholom, Merrick, New York. Archived from the original on 2007-02-08. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
- ^ a b "The Jews of Bahrain: "I consider myself a Bahraini Jewish Arab - and I am very proud of it."". The Washington Times. March 23, 2000. Archived from the original on March 3, 2009. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
- Jpost.com. Retrieved 2007-06-01.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "After Israel deal, Bahrain's Jews seek to revive community with new rabbi, synagogue". Al Arabiya English. 2020-09-14. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
- ^ Low profile but welcome: a Jewish outpost in the Gulf Archived January 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, The Independent, 2 November 2007.