Beth Yaacov Synagogue (Madrid)

2006 photograph of the synagogue The Beth Yaakov Synagogue is a synagogue in Madrid , Spain. Jews began to return to Spain in the nineteenth century, long after the execution and movement of Catholicism throughout the entirety of Spain and established a synagogue in Madrid in 1917. After the Republican government was defeated by Franco ’s forces in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), Catholicism was proclaimed the official State religion and the synagogues were closed. A number of Jewish families arrived after the 1956 antisemitic violence in Morocco , and soon established informal house synagogues. The present synagogue was built in 1968, after passage of the "Religious Freedom Law" of 1967.

2006 photograph of the synagogue The Beth Yaakov Synagogue is a synagogue in Madrid , Spain. Jews began to return to Spain in the nineteenth century, long after the execution and movement of Catholicism throughout the entirety of Spain and established a synagogue in Madrid in 1917. After the Republican government was defeated by Franco ’s forces in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), Catholicism was proclaimed the official State religion and the synagogues were closed. A number of Jewish families arrived after the 1956 antisemitic violence in Morocco , and soon established informal house synagogues. The present synagogue was built in 1968, after passage of the "Religious Freedom Law" of 1967.

Synagogue in Madrid, Spain The Beth Yaacov Synagogue ( ; also known as the Beth Jacob Synagogue or the Synagogue of Madrid ) is a synagogue in Madrid , Spain. When it opened its doors in 1968, it was the first new synagogue building built in Spain since the Catholic Monarchs of Spain expelled the country's Jews in 1492.

Synagogue in Madrid, Spain For similarly named synagogues, see Congregation Beth Jacob . The Beth Yaacov Synagogue ( Spanish : Sinagoga Beth Yaacov ), also known as the Beth Jacob Synagogue or the Synagogue of Madrid , is a Jewish congregation and synagogue , located at 3 Calle Balmes, in the Chamberí district of Madrid , Spain . When it opened in 1968, it was the first new synagogue building built in Spain since the Catholic Monarchs of Spain expelled the country's Jews in 1492. Historic Synagogues of Europe . Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem . n.d .