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Synagogue in West Jerusalem

The Old Motza Synagogue is a synagogue located in Motza in West Jerusalem off of Highway 1.

History[edit]

In 1871, a caravanserai was built in the city of Motzah, and the year of its founding is engraved in a stone on the arch of the modern-day building that is used as the synagogue. It was built on the foundation of a Crusader-era building. The modern building was built by Yehoshua Yelin [he] to serve as an inn for travellers along the Yafo-Jerusalem road. In 1905, a group of tourists arrived at the inn, including Rabbi Binyamin Ze’ev Kraus of Debrecen and Rabbi Shlomo Tzvi Shik [he] of Kartzag. They were informed that there was no synagogue in the neighborhood, and Kraus began fundraising to built a synagogue in the caravanserai. The establishment by Kraus and Shik is commemorated on a memorial at the building.

References[edit]

Category:Synagogues in Jerusalem

Category:1871 establishments in the Ottoman Empire