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Dolní Kounice Synagogue, located in the former Jewish quarter and near the historic center of Dolní Kounice, was built between 1652 and 56.

Pinkas Synagogue, the second oldest site in the Prague ghetto, was originally a private house of prayer for the prominent Horowitz family.

Built 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.

Volozhin Yeshiva was constructed between 1803 and 1806 and is an important touchstone for the origins of European yeshivas and advanced Torah study.

Slonim 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.

The Jewish community in Florence is one of the oldest continuous congregations in Europe, with origins dating to the early fourteenth century.

Fez was also the location of two well known temples, Rabbi Shlomo Ibn Danan Synagogue, built and founded by the Ibn Danan family, and the nearby Mansano Synagogue.

The crumbling Jewish Quarter of Essaouira remains a symbol of the pluralism of Moroccan culture.

The Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue is the one of the last remaining witnesses of the once-flourishing Jewish community of Alexandria.

Built in 1367, Carpentras Synagogue is one of the oldest synagogues in France, located in what was once called the Comtat Venaissin, the area surrounding Avignon in southeastern France.

In 1871, 50 years after the Portuguese Inquisition ended, the Jews of Lisbon were granted permission to build a synagogue.

Since 1903, Tbilisi Synagogue has been a landmark of Jewish culture in Georgia.