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Or Thora Synagogue (Tunis)

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Location
  
Tunis, Tunisia

Completed
  
1930s

Status
  
Abandoned

Or Thora Synagogue (Tunis)

Architect(s)
  
Aimé Krief Jean Valensi

Similar
  
Synagogue of the Kohanim, Zarzis Synagogue, Synagogue de la Ghriba, Hara Seghira Synagogue, El Ghriba synagogue

The Or Thora Synagogue is a former synagogue in Tunis, Tunisia. It was completed in the early 1930s, prior to World War II. It was designed by architects Aimé Krief and Jean Valensi. Habib Bourguiba, who served as the President of Tunisia from 1957 to 1987, visited the synagogue on February 12, 1957.

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Or Thora Synagogue (Tunis) Wikipedia