History of Hebron

Inside Avraham Avinu Synagogue

Avraham Avinu Synagogue

Print The Abraham Avinu Synagogue (Hebrew: בית הכנסת על שם אברהם אבינו) was built by Hakham Malkiel Ashkenazi in the Jewish Quarter of Hebron in 1540. The domed structure represented the physical center of the

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History of Hebron

A Brief Overview of Hebron

PrintHebron, located 32 km. south of Jerusalem in the Judean hills, is the site of the oldest Jewish community in the world. The Book of Genesis relates that Abraham purchased the field where the Tomb

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