Chendamangalam Synagogue
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chendamangalam-synagogue-165-18259397
title:
Chendamangalam Synagogue
text:
The Chendamangalam Synagogue is one of the oldest known synagogues built by the Malabar Jews, in Chendamangalam, a village in the Ernakulam district of the coastal state of Kerala. It is dated to 1100 A.D., though the synagogue structure itself dates to 1420 A.D or 1614 A.D., making it the oldest synagogue in the Commonwealth of Nations. A tombstone recovered from Kodungallur was stored in this synagogue and is presently on display in the front yard. This tombstone with the inscription of Sarah
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wiki
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description:
Former synagogue in Chendamangalam, Kerala, India
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chendamangalam_Synagogue
date created:
2017-12-14T05:04:48Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T16:16:57Z
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