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Sasson Synagogue, Alexandria, Egypt
The Jacob Sasson Synagogue is located on Rue Temple Sasson in the Glymenopoulo neighborhood of Alexandria. [1,2] It was founded in 1910. [3]
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Notes
[1] Dominique Jarrassé, “Synagogues in the Islamic World,” in A History of Jewish-Muslim Relations: From the Origins to the Present Day, eds. Abdelwahab Meddeb and Benjamin Stora, (United Kingdom: Princeton University Press, 2013), 911-927.
[2] Radovan Zev, “Jacob Sasson Synagogue in Alexandria,” The Center for Jewish Art, accessed July 13, 2022, https://cja.huji.ac.il/browser.php?mode=alone&id=95715.
[3] Sven Baruchel, “Synagogues,” Association Internationale Nebi Daniel, http://www.nebidaniel.org/synagogues.php?lang=en.
Works Cited
Baruchel, Sven. “Synagogues.” Association Internationale Nebi Daniel, http://www.nebidaniel.org/synagogues.php?lang=en.
Jarrassé, Dominique. “Synagogues in the Islamic World.” A History of Jewish-Muslim Relations: From the Origins to the Present Day, edited by Abdelwahab Meddeb and Benjamin Stora, 911-927. United Kingdom: Princeton University Press, 2013.
“Alexandria Synagogue,” State Information Service, January 10, 2020, https://www.sis.gov.eg/Story/143304/Alexandria-Synagogue?lang=en-us.
Photographs
Radovan, Zeev. “Interior. Photograph of: Jacob Sasson Synagogue in Alexandria.” From the collection of the National Library of Israel, courtesy of The Center for Jewish Art.
Radovan, Zeev. “Photograph of: Jacob Sasson Synagogue in Alexandria.” From the collection of the National Library of Israel, courtesy of The Center for Jewish Art.
Radovan, Zeev. “Field Documentation. Photograph of: Jacob Sasson Synagogue in Alexandria.” From the collection of the National Library of Israel, courtesy of The Center for Jewish Art.
For more photographs, visit the Center for Jewish Art’s website or the National Library of Israel’s website.