The Synagogues of Europe
PAST AND PRESENT
Spain

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Below you will find a series of postcards that depict various synagogues that currently or once stood in Europe. Most of these photographs have been purchased, taken, or otherwise obtained by those visiting these towns and cities, and they have been subsequently submitted to the Museum to be placed online.  Some of these synagogues might still be extant, i.e. still being used as synagogues, but others lay abandoned and perhaps in a state of disrepair, or are currently being used for other purposes. Some have been restored.

Current town names are used to indicate the location of each synagogue.

The Museum welcomes further submissions, as this exhibition is forever ongoing and evolving. Please include the name of the country, town/city, synagogue (if known), and the month and year the photo was taken.

Please click on the thumbnail photos to see the enlarged versions.
 
 
SPAIN

 

 
MADRID, SPAIN
Synagogue of Madrid

This synagogue was the first synagogue built in Spain since the Jews were expelled from Spain in 1492.

 

 

 
TOLEDO, SPAIN (2006)
Synagogue el Transito

The synagogue was once a church, but now serves as a museum.

 


 

TOLEDO, SPAIN
Tinto Synagogue
TOLEDO, SPAIN (2006)
Synagogue of  Santa Maria la Blanca

This synagogue was also once a church, but now serves as a museum.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 



Photos  and descriptions adapted from Wikipedia.







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