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Belarus
SLONIM SYNAGOGUE
Slonim, BelarusSlonim Synagogue, a baroque structure that has overlooked the Slonim city marketplace since 1642, remains the best preserved synagogue in Belarus, despite decades of neglect and vandalism. (Learn More)
VOLOZHIN YESHIVA
Volozhin, BelarusVolozhin Yeshiva was constructed between 1803 and 1806 and is an important touchstone for the origins of European yeshivas and advanced Torah study. (Learn More)
Brazil
TIFERETH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE
Nilopolis, BrazilBuilt in 1928, Tifereth Israel Synagogue is the oldest synagogue in Rio de Janeiro and was for several decades the center of Jewish life in Nilopolis, a suburban enclave whose Jewish community grew (Learn More)
Bulgaria
CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE
Sophia, BulgariaCentral Synagogue, which opened in 1909 to serve the large number of predominantly Sephardic Jews living in the Bulgarian capital, is the largest synagogue in the Balkans, and among the biggest sur (Learn More)
China
OHEL RACHEL SYNAGOGUE
Shanghai, ChinaJewish communities have existed in China for over 13 centuries, but today architectural traces are hard to find. (Learn More)
Czech Republic
BOSKOVICE SYNAGOGUE
Boskovice, Czech RepublicIn the mid-1600s Boskovice was a market town just beginning to thrive again after the damage of the Thirty Years War. (Learn More)
CÁSLAV SYNAGOGUE
Cáslav, Czech RepublicCáslav Synagogue in the central Czech Republic was constructed in 1899 to serve the town’s Jewish population. The building was designed by Wilhelm Stiassny, an architect from Vienna. (Learn More)
DOLNI KOUNICE SYNAGOGUE
Dolni Kounice, Czech RepublicDolní Kounice Synagogue, located in the former Jewish quarter and near the historic center of Dolní Kounice, was built between 1652 and 56. (Learn More)
JERUSALEM SYNAGOGUE
Prague, Czech RepublicDesigned in 1903 by Viennese architect Wilhelm Stiassny and completed in 1906 by Alois Richter, Jerusalem Synagogue remains a religious and cultural center for the Jewish community of Prague. (Learn More)
PINKAS SYNAGOGUE
Prague, Czech RepublicPinkas Synagogue, the second oldest site in the Prague ghetto, was originally a private house of prayer for the prominent Horowitz family. (Learn More)
France
CARPENTRAS SYNAGOGUE
Carpentras, FranceBuilt in 1367, Carpentras Synagogue is one of the oldest synagogues in France, located in the capital of what was once called the Comtat Venaissin, the area surrounding Avignon in southeastern Fran (Learn More)
PFAFFENHOFEN SYNAGOGUE
Pfaffenhoffen, FrancePfaffenhoffen Synagogue is visually and architecturally indistinguishable from its surrounding built environment, which is one of the reasons it is prized today. (Learn More)
Germany
LITTLE PHEASANT CASTLE OF MORITZBURG
Moritzburg, Saxony, GermanyThe Little Pheasant Castle, known locally as Fasanenschlösschen, is an eigteenth-century hunting lodge located on the grounds of the Moritzburg estate, outside Dresden, Germany. (Learn More)
VOEHL SYNAGOGUE
Voehl, Hessen, GermanyVoehl Synagogue, built in 1827, is a simple two-story, timber-framed building, which served as a community center and school, as well as a synagogue and residence, for the Jewish congregation of Vo (Learn More)
Greece
ETZ HAYIM SYNAGOGUE
Hania, GreeceIn the 17th century, the Jewish community of Hania acquired a vacant Venetian church, the 15th-century Church of St. (Learn More)
Hungary
MÁD SYNAGOGUE
Mád, HungaryMád Synagogue, situated on top of a hill overlooking the majestic vineyards of the Tokaj Hegyalja region, is one of the oldest standing synagogues in Hungary. (Learn More)
PÉCS SYNAGOGUE
Pécs, HungaryThe Synagogue of Pécs, consecrated in 1869, was an early structure built by the Jewish Neolog community, whose principles were articulated at the 1868 Hungarian Jewish Congress. (Learn More)
India
KENESETH ELIYAHOO SYNAGOGUE
Mumbai, IndiaKeneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue is the second oldest Sephardic synagogue in Mumbai. (Learn More)
PARADESI SYNAGOGUE
Kochi, IndiaParadesi Synagogue, in the southern Indian port city of Kochi, is the oldest synagogue in India as well as the entire British Commonwealth. (Learn More)
Israel
THE WHITE CITY
Tel Aviv, IsraelItaly
JEWISH CEMETERY ON THE LIDO
Venice, ItalyIn 1386 the Venetian Republic granted its Jewish community land for a cemetery at San Nicolò on the Lido, the thin strip of land separating the Venetian lagoon from the Adriatic Sea. (Learn More)
SCHOLA CANTON
Venice, ItalyThe Schola Canton, constructed in 1532, shortly after the enforced segregation of Jews in the Venetian Ghetto Nuovo, stands as one of the oldest and most important extant Jewish institutions in the (Learn More)
THE GREAT SYNAGOGUE OF FLORENCE
Florence, ItalyThe Jewish community in Florence is one of the oldest continuous congregations in Europe, with origins dating to the early fourteenth century. (Learn More)
Lithuania
VILNIUS CHORAL SYNAGOGUE
Vilnius, LithuaniaThe Choral Synagogue of Vilnius , built in 1903, is the only active synagogue remaining in this city that once boasted over 100. (Learn More)
Morocco
RABBI SHLOMO IBN DANAN SYNAGOGUE
Fez, MoroccoFez, home to a flourishing Jewish community during the 17th century, was also the location of two well known temples, Rabbi Shlomo Ibn Danan Synagogue, built and founded by the Ibn Danan family, an (Learn More)
Poland
PIŃCZÓW SYNAGOGUE
Pińczów, PolandPińczów Synagogue, built at the turn of the 17th century, is the last surviving Jewish monument in the city of Pińczów, once a thriving economic and cultural Jewish center. (Learn More)
TEMPEL SYNAGOGUE
Krakow, PolandOf the several Jewish synagogues that existed in the Kazimierz Jewish district in historic Krakow, Tempel synagogue survived World War II due to its re-use as a stable during the city’s Germa (Learn More)
ZAMOŚĆ RENAISSANCE SYNAGOGUE
Zamosc, PolandZamość synagogue was built in the early 17th century and retains much of its original fabric. The annexes to the main building for women were added in the 1630s. (Learn More)
Portugal
SHAARÉ TIKVA SYNAGOGUE
Lisbon, PortugalIn 1871, 50 years after the Portuguese Inquisition ended, the Jews of Lisbon were granted permission to build a synagogue. (Learn More)
Romania
PIATRA NEAMT SYNAGOGUE
Piatra Neamt, RomaniaThe synagogue compound in Piatra Neamt includes a timber building set on the stone foundations of a previous temple, as well as a newer, nineteenth-century structure. (Learn More)
SYNAGOGUE OF THE CITADEL
Timisoara, RomaniaAlthough Jews have lived in the town of Timisoara since the mid-16th century, it was not until the middle of the 19th century that they were granted full legal and social protection. (Learn More)
Russia
GRAND CHORAL SYNAGOGUE
St. Petersburg, RussiaGrand Choral Synagogue is a testament to the determination of the Jewish community of St. Petersburg, who faced many restrictions on land use in the city. (Learn More)
Serbia
SUBOTICA SYNAGOGUE
Subotica, SerbiaDesigned in the late 1890s and built in 1902, Subotica Synagogue is among the most impressive examples of Art Nouveau ecclesiastical architecture in the region. (Learn More)
Slovakia
STUPAVA SYNAGOGUE
Stupava, SlovakiaAs the second-oldest synagogue in Slovakia, Stupava Synagogue is of significant cultural value to Jewish heritage in central Europe. (Learn More)
Suriname
JODENSAVANNE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Redi Doti, SurinameJodensavanne (Jewish Savannah) was settled by a population of Sephardic Jews fleeing the Spanish Inquisition on mainland Europe in the mid-seventeenth century. (Learn More)
Turkey
CENTRAL IZMIR SYNAGOGUES
Izmir, TurkeyAt the end of the fifteenth century, Jews fleeing the Spanish Inquisition began to settle in the Kemeralti district of Izmir. (Learn More)
Ukraine
GREAT CHORAL SYNAGOGUE
Odessa, UkraineThe Great Choral Synagogue of Odessa, built in 1840 after a fire destroyed an earlier structure dating from 1790, is one of two surviving synagogues in what was once a thriving center of Jewish cul (Learn More)
ZHOVKVA SYNAGOGUE
Zhovkva, UkraineZhovkva Synagogue was built in the 1690s for a rapidly growing Jewish community. During the eighteenth century, it became an important center of Jewish study and worship. (Learn More)
United Kingdom
CONGREGATION OF JACOB SYNAGOGUE
London, United KingdomThe Congregation of Jacob Synagogue is one of east London’s few remaining synagogues. (Learn More)