Zaradel Synagogue

The Zaradel Synagogue was a former Jewish synagogue, that was located on Rue de France, in the Old Fish Market, in Alexandria, Egypt. It was the oldest synagogue in Alexandria.

History

The first synagogue in the Old Fish Market was built in 1381 by Judah, the son of Saul, the Sephardic Abu Isaac. The original foundation stone of the 1381 building, since dislocated, read:
In 1881 the synagogue went through renovations, which changed it completely. The Spanish origins of the founder, do not testify to the identity of the congregation who prayed in the synagogue during later periods. Dedications inscribed on ritual objects donated to the Zaradel Synagogue reveal that some of them were of North African origin, known as Mughrabim, as the finial donated by Jacob Zuaris and his sons, who originated from Guarish in Libya.