Slat Abn Shaif Synagogue

Slat Abn Shaif Synagogue

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caption="Slat Abn Shaif Synagogue before World War II."
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The Slat Abn Shaif Synagogue ( _he. בית הכנסת צלאת בן שאיף) in Zliten, Libya is a historic synagogue and Lag Ba'omer pilgrammage site for Libyan Jews. It is over 900 years old.

ee also

* History of the Jews in Libya

External links

* [http://motlc.learningcenter.wiesenthal.org/gallery/pg23/pg6/pg23600.html Simon Wiesenthal Center: Slat Abn Shaif Synagogue]


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