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Or Thora Synagogue (Marseille)
The Or Thora Synagogue, also referred to as the Or Torah Synagogue ("Light of the Torah synagogue"), is a former Judaism, Jewish synagogue, located in the 1st arrondissement of Marseille, 1st arrondissement of Marseille, France. Established by Pied-Noir, pieds-noirs in 1962, it was acquired by an Islamic community in 2016 and was scheduled to become a mosque. History The synagogue was established by pieds-noirs from French Algeria in 1962. It is located on the Rue Saint Dominique, off the Boulevard d'Athènes, between the Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles and the Canebière, in the 1st arrondissement of Marseille. As a result of Antisemitism in France, antisemitism in Marseille, the synagogue ceased operating. Concurrently, the nearby mosque, run by Al Badr, was unable to handle the weekly overcrowding. The synagogue building was sold in 2016 for Euro, €400,000 to Al Badr Association, a Muslim organization. The Association planned to turn it into a mosque. See also * Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judaism
Judaism () is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic, Monotheism, monotheistic, ethnic religion that comprises the collective spiritual, cultural, and legal traditions of the Jews, Jewish people. Religious Jews regard Judaism as their means of observing the Mosaic covenant, which they believe was established between God in Judaism, God and the Jewish people. The religion is considered one of the earliest monotheistic religions. Jewish religious doctrine encompasses a wide body of texts, practices, theological positions, and forms of organization. Among Judaism's core texts is the Torah—the first five books of the Hebrew Bible—and a collection of ancient Hebrew scriptures. The Tanakh, known in English as the Hebrew Bible, has the same books as Protestant Christianity's Old Testament, with some differences in order and content. In addition to the original written scripture, the supplemental Oral Torah is represented by later texts, such as the Midrash and the Talmud. The Hebrew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
