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Bel Hazan Synagogue, Essaouira, Morocco
The Bel Hazan synagogue (בית כנסת באלחזן) in Essaouira (אסואירה ,الصويرة, ⵜⴰⵚⵚⵓⵔⵜ, Mogador), Morocco (מרוקו, المغرب).
Description
Close to Place Taraa, there is a small door with a small label informing the passerby that this used to be the house and synagogue of Rabbi David Bel Hazan. In order to visit, a call must be made to the caretaker. Inside there is a small room with a synagogue and a few tables for visitors who come to see the synagogue.
Sources
Information courtesy of World Monuments Fund, "Stories of the Mellah" Cultural Mapping project, https://www.wmf.org/untold-stories-jewish-quarter-essaouira
Photographs courtesy of World Monuments Fund, Stories of the Mellah Cultural Mapping project. All photography by Amine Bennour, Laura Brandt, and Yousef El Miadi.