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Ohel Moshe Synagogue, Port Said, Egypt
The Ohel Moshe Synagogue (בית כנסת אוהל משה, كنيس اوهل موشى) in Port Said (פורט סעיד, بور سعيد), Egypt (מצרים, مصر).
בית כנסת בפורט סעיד מצרים
كنيس يهودي في بورسعيد, مصر.
Description
The Ohel Moshe Synagogue was located in the Jewish area of Port Said. [1] Construction of the synagogue was funded in most part by a donation from the Adenite philanthropist Menachem Messe (Musa) Banin who is remembered by some as the “Rothschild of the East.” [2, 3] It was consecrated in 1911. [4]
The synagogue was once frequented by a large community of Jews, many of whom emigrated from Aden. [5] At some point in the late twentieth century, the president of the Jewish Community in Port Said sold the synagogue. [6]
Port Said, Egypt
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Notes
[1] Jacob Rosen-Koenigsbuch, “Resurrecting the Extinct Jewish Community of Port Said, Egypt,” Haaretz, April 20, 2018, https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/egypt/2018-04-20/ty-article/.premium/giving-the-jews-of-port-said-a-name-that-will-endure-forever/0000017f-ea12-dc91-a17f-fe9fc8bf0000.
[2] Ibid.
[3] Ibid.
[4] Herbert Friedenwald and H.G. Friedman, eds, American Jewish Year Book, (Germany: American Jewish Committee), 1913, 286. https://www.google.com/books/edition/American_Jewish_Year_Book/p51KAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0.
[5] Sarah Ansbacher, “Two Faiths, One Direction,” Lay of the Land, October 30, 2019. https://layoftheland.online/2019/10/30/.
[6] “Bassatine… One of the Oldest Jewish Cemeteries in the World,” Bassatine News, no. 1, October 1995. Accessed July 18, 2022, http://bassatine.net/bassa1.php.
Works Cited
Ansbacher, Sarah. “Two Faiths, One Direction.” Lay of the Land. October 30, 2019. https://layoftheland.online/2019/10/30/.
“Bassatine… One of the Oldest Jewish Cemeteries in the World.” Bassatine News, no. 1, October 1995. Accessed July 18, 2022. http://bassatine.net/bassa1.php.
Friedenwald, Herbert and Friedman H.G., eds. American Jewish Year Book. Germany: American Jewish Committee, 1913. 286. https://www.google.com/books/edition/American_Jewish_Year_Book/p51KAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0.
Rosen-Koenigsbuch, Jacob. “Resurrecting the Extinct Jewish Community of Port Said, Egypt.” Haaretz. April 20, 2018. https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/egypt/2018-04-20/ty-article/.premium/giving-the-jews-of-port-said-a-name-that-will-endure-forever/0000017f-ea12-dc91-a17f-fe9fc8bf0000.