- Great Synagogue of Oran
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building_name=Great Synagogue of Oran
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location=Flagicon|ALGOran ,Algeria
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religious_affiliation=Orthodox Judaism
rite=Sephardic
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functional_status=Mosque
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architecture_style=Moorish
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year_completed=1918, ceased functioning as a synagogue in 1975
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materials=Construction of the Great Synagogue ofOran ( _fr. Grande synagogue d'Oran, _ar. معبد وهران العظيم),Algeria , started in 1880 at the initiative of Simon Kanoui, but its inauguration took place only in 1918. Also known as Temple Israelite, it was located on the former Boulevard Joffre, currently Boulevard Maata Mohamed El Habib. It was one of the largest and most superb synagogues inNorth Africa . After Algerian independence and theEthnic cleansing of the Jews, the synagogue was confiscated and converted into amosque in 1975.ee also
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History of the Jews in Algeria External links
* [http://www.bh.org.il/Communities/Archive/Oran.asp The Jewish Community of Oran]
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