List of synagogues in Morocco

A partial list of synagogues in Morocco :

Agadir

• Beth-El Synagogue

Amzrou

• Synagogue Amezrou Hadioui

Asilah

• Kahal Synagogue ^[1]

Azemmour

• Rabbi Abraham Moul Niss Synagogue

El Jadida

• Bensimon Synagogue

Casablanca

• Benarrosh Synagogue ^[2]
• Em-Habanime Synagogue
• Tehila Le David Synagogue
• Temple Beth-El (Casablanca)
• Ettedgui Synagogue
• Rabbi Amram Ben Diwan Synagogue

Errachidia

• Errachidia Synagogue

Essaouira

• Chaim Pinto Synagogue
• Rabbi David Bel Hazan Synagogue
• Simon Attias Synagogue, repurposed as a museum
• Slat Lkahal Synagogue

Fez

Main article: Mellah of Fez

Upper Mellah: ^[3]

• 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: ^[3]

• Shlomo Ibn Danan Synagogue (or Ibn Danan Synagogue)
• Slat al-Fassiyin Synagogue (or al-Fassiyin Synagogue) ^{[4] [5]}
• Bar Yochai Synagogue
• Obayd Synagogue
• Dbaba Synagogue
• Synagogue of Rabbi Raphael Abensur

En-Nowawel quarter: ^[3]

• Synagogue of Aharon Cohen
• Synagogue of Saadian Danan
• Synagogue of Hachuel
• Synagogue of Rabbi El Baz
• Simon Levy Synagogue ^{[ citation needed ]}

Ifrane

• Synagoque Ifran Anti-Atlas

Ksar el-Kebir

• Rebbi Mose Synagogue, in ruins ^[6]

Larache

• Berdugo Synagogue, turned into a house ^[7]
• Pariente Synagogue

Marrakech

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

Meknes

• Etz Hayeem Synagogue ^[8]
• Rabbi Meir Toledano Synagogue

Ouarzazate

• Bet Knesset Synagogue

Oujda

• Grande Synagogue of Oujda ^[9]
• Spanish Synagogue

Rabat

• Rabbi Shalom Zaoui Synagogue
• Talmud Torah Synagogue

Sefrou

• En Habbalim Synagogue

Tangier

• Avraham Toledano Synagogue, closed in 1981 ^{[10] [11]}
• Beit Yehuda Synagogue, repurposed as a museum
• Benseloum Synagogue, closed in the 1980s ^[12]
• Moshe Nahon Synagogue, ^[13] open to visitors
• Rabbi Akiba Synagogue, ^[14] also known as Akiva Laredo Synagogue, open to visitors
• Rabbi Mordechai Bengio Synagogue, preserved as Fondation Lorin Museum ^[15]
• Shaar Rafael Synagogue, ^[16] still functioning
• Shaarei Yosef Synagogue ^[17]

Tétouan

• Crudo Synagogue, turned into a house ^[18]
• Isaac Ben Walid Synagogue
• Pintada Synagogue, turned into a house ^[18]

References

1. "Asilah – Inauguración de la Sinagoga Kahal, la Mikveh, el hammam y la ferrane d-Lihoud". esefarad. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
2. "Morocco, Casablanca. Benarrosh Synagogue". Jewish Photo Library. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
3. 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.
4. Frank, Michael (May 30, 2015). "In Morocco, Exploring Remnants of Jewish History". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved September 26, 2020.
5. 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.
6. "La Eznoga". El Patrimonio Judío de Alzcazarquivir. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
7. "Sinagogas de Larache. La Esnoga Berdugo". sergiobarce.blog. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
8. "Meknes Jewish Life and Sites". Visiting Jewish Morocco. October 7, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
9. "Aspects of Jewish Life in Northeastern Morocco". High Atlas Foundation. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
10. "Avraham Toledano Synagogue, Tangier, Morocco". Archive. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
11. "Synagogue Rebbi Avraham Toledano". Discovering Tangier. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
12. "Synagogue Benseloum". Discovering Tangier. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
13. "Moshe Nahon Synagogue, Tangier, Morocco". Archnet. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
14. "Synagogue Rabbi Akiba, Tangier, Morocco". Archnet. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
15. "Synagogue Rabbi Mordechai Bengio (Musée-Fondation Lorin)". Discovering Tangier. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
16. "Synagogue Chaar Rafael, Tangier, Morocco". Archnet. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
17. "Yusuf Suiri (Swiri) (Shaarei Yosef) Synagogue in Tanger, Morocco". The Bezalel Narkiss Index of Jewish Art. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
18. "Visiting Jewish Morocco. Tetouan". moroccanjews.org. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

External links

• Map of Synagogues of Tangier
• The Jewish Heritage and Beauty of Tangier
• 16 Moroccan Synagogues: Remnants of Jewish Life in the Imperial Cities and Great South
• Synagogues, Mellah and Jewish cemeteries in Morocco