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The Ets Hayim Synagogue (), also known as the Etz Haim Synagogue, the Hanan Synagogue, the Baroukh Hanan Synagogue or the Kenisset Hanan (; ), is a former Karaite
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congregation and
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, located at 3 Qantaret Street, in the Ghamra neighborhood of
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, in
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,
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. The synagoge was completed in 1900. The congregation worshipped in the
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History

Various sources attribute the building of the synagogue to Baroukh Hanan, or Hayim Hanan, or by Ibrahim (Abraham) Hanan, and named after Baroukh Hanan. The synagogue compound also has a
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, a communal
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, and a
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, although this has fallen into disrepair. Some of the marble flooring of the synagogue was damaged during the
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. The synagogue is protected by the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities, under Decree no. 2112 of 1973, and the synagogue is guarded by police. According to Canadian-American architectural photographer, D.R. Cowles, the synagogue was last used was in 1967. Abandoned by the congregation, the site is administrated by the
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.


Notable former members

* Nagwa Salem (born Ninette Shalom), an Egyptian-Jewish actress


See also

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* Synagogues in Cairo *
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References

1900 establishments in Egypt 1967 disestablishments in Egypt 20th-century synagogues in Egypt Former synagogues in Egypt Jewish organizations established in 1900 Karaite Judaism in the Middle East Karaite synagogues Synagogues completed in 1900 Synagogues in Cairo {{Egypt-synagogue-stub