The Hara Seghira Synagogue (كنيس حارة صغيرة) is located on Moktar Attia Street, just north of Place L’Independence, in the town of Er Riadh on the island of Djerba, Tunisia.[1]
| Hara Seghira Synagogue | |
|---|---|
 Exterior of Hara Seghira Synagogue | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
| Rite | Sephardic |
| Status | Abandoned |
| Location | |
| Location | Moktar Attia Street Er Riadh, Tunisia |
Er Riadh is the modern name for the ancient Jewish village of Djirt, which became known as “Hara Seghira” or the “Small Ghetto”.[2] As the Jewish community of the village declined the synagogue was abandoned and the building is now in a state of dilapidation. The Jewish community of Er Riadh, numbering around 80, is now centered on the El Ghriba synagogue located on the southern outskirts of the village.
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The exterior of Hara Seghira Synagogue -
The exterior of the Synagogue -
The interior of the Synagogue -
The dilapidated courtyard of the former synagogue
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- ^ Bowman, Glenn (2012-07-18). Sharing the Sacra: The Politics and Pragmatics of Intercommunal Relations Around Holy Places. Berghahn Books. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-85745-486-7.
- ^ Switzerland), Posen Library of Jewish culture and civilization (Lucerne (2023-03-21). The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, Volume 5: The Early Modern Period, 1500-1750. Yale University Press. p. 596. ISBN 978-0-300-13551-0.