List of synagogues in Morocco

A partial list of synagogues in Morocco:

Agadir

  • Beth-El Synagogue

Amzrou

  • Synagogue Amezrou Hadioui

Arazan

  • Synagogue Arazane[1]

Asilah

  • Kahal Synagogue[2]

Azemmour

  • Rabbi Abraham Moul Niss Synagogue

El Jadida

  • Bensimon Synagogue

Casablanca

Debdou

  • Beit Ha-Knesset Selat Cohanim[7]

Errachidia

  • Leshem Yikhoud Synagogue[8]

Essaouira

Fez

Main article: Mellah of Fez

Upper Mellah:[9]

  • Mansano Synagogue
  • Ibn Attar Synagogue
  • Synagogue of Rabbi Yehuda ben Attar
  • Synagogue of Rabbi Haim Cohen
  • Synagogue of Haham Abensur
  • Synagogue of Saba
  • Gozlan Synagogue

Lower Mellah:[9]

En-Nowawel quarter:[9]

  • Synagogue of Aharon Cohen
  • Synagogue of Saadian Danan
  • Synagogue of Hachuel
  • Synagogue of Rabbi El Baz
  • Reuven Bensadoun Synagogue[12]

Ifrane

  • Synagoque Ifrane Anti-Atlas[13]

Ksar el-Kebir

  • Rebbi Mose Synagogue, in ruins[14]

Larache

  • Berdugo Synagogue, turned into a house [15]
  • Pariente Synagogue

Marrakech

  • Al Fassayn Synagogue[16]
  • Beth-El Synagogue[17]
  • Joseph Bitton Synagogue[18]
  • Rabbi Pichas HaCohen Azog Synagogue
  • Rabbi Ya’akov Attias Synagogue
  • Slat al-Azama Synagogue
  • Slat Skaya Synagogue

Meknes

Ouarzazate

  • Bet Knesset Synagogue

Oujda

  • Grande Synagogue of Oujda[20]
  • Spanish Synagogue

Rabat

Salé

  • Rafael Synagogue[21]

Sefrou

  • Em Habanim Synagogue[22]

Tangier

  • Avraham Toledano Synagogue, closed in 1981[23][24]
  • Beit Yehuda Synagogue, repurposed as a museum
  • Benseloum Synagogue, closed in the 1980s[25]
  • Moshe Nahon Synagogue,[26] open to visitors
  • Rabbi Akiba Synagogue,[27] also known as Akiva Laredo Synagogue, open to visitors
  • Rabbi Mordechai Bengio Synagogue, preserved as Fondation Lorin Museum[28]
  • Shaar Rafael Synagogue,[29] still functioning
  • Shaarei Yosef Synagogue[30]

Taroudant

  • Synagogue of Taroudant, transformed into an antique shop[31]

Tétouan

References

  1. ^ "Synagogue at Arazane, Morocco". archive.diarna.org. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  2. ^ "Asilah – Inauguración de la Sinagoga Kahal, la Mikveh, el hammam y la ferrane d-Lihoud". esefarad. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
  3. ^ "Anfa Synagogue. Casablanca, Morocco". Archnet. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  4. ^ "Morocco, Casablanca. Benarrosh Synagogue". Jewish Photo Library. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  5. ^ "Beth Avraham (Toledano, Mahfoda) Synagogue in Casablanca, Morocco". The Bezalel Narkiss Index of Jewish Art. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  6. ^ "Em Habanim Synagogue in Casablanca, Morocco". The Bezalel Narkiss Index of Jewish Art. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  7. ^ "DEBDOU, SYNAGOGUE BEIT HA-KNESSET SELAT COHANIM". Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  8. ^ "RESTORATION OF LESHEM YIKHOUD SYNAGOGUE". Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  9. ^ a b c Gilson Miller, Susan; Petruccioli, Attilio; Bertagnin, Mauro (2001). "Inscribing Minority Space in the Islamic City: The Jewish Quarter of Fez (1438-1912)". Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. 60 (3): 310–327. doi:10.2307/991758. JSTOR 991758.
  10. ^ Frank, Michael (May 30, 2015). "In Morocco, Exploring Remnants of Jewish History". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  11. ^ Hadioui, Simo (November 14, 2019). "Slat Al Fassiyine Synagogue: A Witness to Jewish Culture in Morocco". Morocco Local and World News. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  12. ^ "Reuven Bensadoun Synagogue: Preserving History and Faith in Fez". Fed Guide Advisor. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
  13. ^ "Synagogue at Ifrane de Anti-Atlas, Morocco". Diarna. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  14. ^ "La Eznoga". El Patrimonio Judío de Alzcazarquivir. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  15. ^ "Sinagogas de Larache. La Esnoga Berdugo". sergiobarce.blog. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  16. ^ "Alfasim (El Fessaine, Al Fassayn) Synagogue in Marrakesh, Morocco". The Bezalel Narkiss Index of Jewish Art. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  17. ^ "Beit El Synagogue in Marrakesh, Morocco". The Bezalel Narkiss Index of Jewish Art. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  18. ^ "Joseph Bitton Synagogue in Marrakesh". The Bezalel Narkiss Index of Jewish Art. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  19. ^ "Meknes Jewish Life and Sites". Visiting Jewish Morocco. October 7, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  20. ^ "Aspects of Jewish Life in Northeastern Morocco". High Atlas Foundation. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  21. ^ "Morocco: Inauguration of a Synagogue in Salé". moroccoworldnews. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  22. ^ "La synagogue Em Habanim de Sefrou". moroccoworldnews. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  23. ^ "Avraham Toledano Synagogue, Tangier, Morocco". Archive. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  24. ^ "Synagogue Rebbi Avraham Toledano". Discovering Tangier. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  25. ^ "Synagogue Benseloum". Discovering Tangier. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  26. ^ "Moshe Nahon Synagogue, Tangier, Morocco". Archnet. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  27. ^ "Synagogue Rabbi Akiba, Tangier, Morocco". Archnet. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  28. ^ "Synagogue Rabbi Mordechai Bengio (Musée-Fondation Lorin)". Discovering Tangier. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  29. ^ "Synagogue Chaar Rafael, Tangier, Morocco". Archnet. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  30. ^ "Yusuf Suiri (Swiri) (Shaarei Yosef) Synagogue in Tanger, Morocco". The Bezalel Narkiss Index of Jewish Art. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  31. ^ "Ancienne communauté juive à la recherche de son identité dans la région de Taroudant". Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  32. ^ a b "Visiting Jewish Morocco. Tetouan". moroccanjews.org. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  33. ^ "#Tetouan". Facebook. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  34. ^ "Volver a Tetuán". eSefarad. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Synagogues in Morocco.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.