Great Synagogue (Oran)
The Great Synagogue of Oran ( French : Grande synagogue d'Oran , Arabic : معبد وهران العظيم; also known as Israelitischer Tempel Oran , French temple israélite d'Oran ) in Algeria was built and inaugurated in 1880 on the initiative of Simon Kanoui, the It did not open until 1918, however. The former synagogue is located on Boulevard Maata Mohamed El Habib (formerly Boulevard Joffre ) and is now the Abdellah Ben Salem Mosque . As a Jewish place of worship, it was one of the largest and most magnificent synagogues in North Africa. After Algerian independence in 1962 , it was finally confiscated in 1975 and converted into a mosque . It was one of at least 17 synagogues confiscated by the Algerian government.
The national code of the newly independent Algeria only granted citizenship to Muslims, and even required that only persons whose fathers and grandparents on their paternal side have Muslim marital status can become citizens of the new state. All Jewish and Christian residents were driven into exile. After the end of the French occupation of Algeria, all French and Jewish Algerians were granted French citizenship, most of them had already emigrated to France .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Visit the Historical Great Synagogue of Oran algeria.com
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Coordinates: 35 ° 42 ′ 0.1 ″ N , 0 ° 39 ′ 0.6 ″ W.