Asmara Synagogue

The Asmara Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Asmara, Eritrea. Completed in 1906, the synagogue in the only surviving remnant of the Jewish community in Eritrea.

History

Built in 1906, includes a Jewish cemetery, classrooms, and a main sanctuary. All aspects of the synagogue are managed by Samuel Cohen, an Asmara native who remained in the country to look after the edifice. The congregation was founded in 1906 by Yemenite Jewish immigrants from Aden. Along with the Adeni Jews, some congregants were Italian Jews. Others were refugees from Nazi Germany.