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Madras Synagogue ( Hebrew : בית הכנסת במדרס ) is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue , located in Chennai (formerly known as Madras), in the state of Tamil Nadu , India. Completed in 1644, by Jacques de Paiva , a Paradesi Jew , it is the only synagogue in Chennai. Madras Synagogue was also known as the Esnoga , or Snoge ; Esnoga means synagogue in Ladino , the traditional Judaeo-Spanish language of Sephardic Jews . The Amsterdam Sephardic community was among the richest Jewish communities in Europe during the Dutch Golden Age . They came to Chennai for trading in Golconda diamonds , precious stones and corals, they developed very good relations with the rulers of Golkonda and maintained trade connections to Europe. Stone inscription of the oldest synagogue in Tamil Nadu has been discovered near Valantharai near Ramanathapuram. This inscription dates from the 13th century. The Times of India .
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The Madras Synagogue is the only Synagogue in Tamil Nadu, it was built by Jacques (Jaime) de Paiva (Pavia) a Paradesi Jew of Madras . Madras Synagogue was also known as the Esnoga , or Snoge , Esnoga is synagogue in Ladino , the traditional Judaeo-Spanish language of Sephardic Jews . The Amsterdam Sephardic community was among the richest Jewish communities in Europe during the Dutch Golden Age . They came to Madras for trading in Golconda diamonds , precious stones and corals, they developed very good relations with the rulers of Golkonda and maintained trade connections to Europe.
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The Madras Synagogue is the only synagogue in Madras and it was built by Jacques (Jaime) de Paiva (Pavia) a Paradesi Jew of Madras . Madras Synagogue was also known as the Esnoga , or Snoge , Esnoga is synagogue in Ladino , the traditional Judaeo-Spanish language of Sephardic Jews . The Amsterdam Sephardic community was among the richest Jewish communities in Europe during the Dutch Golden Age . They came to Madras for trading in Golconda diamonds , precious stones and corals, they developed very good relations with the rulers of Golkonda and maintained trade connections to Europe. Stone inscription of the oldest synagogue in Tamil Nadu has been discovered near Valantharai near Ramanathapuram This inscription dates back to the 13th century CE.The Times of India .
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