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== History == |
== History == |
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The synagogue was associated with [[Sephardi Jews|Sephardic Jews]] who were [[Expulsion of Jews from Spain|expelled from Spain in 1492]]. The synagogue's foundation is likewise traditionally attributed to 1492,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Lazama Synagogue {{!}} Marrakesh, Morocco Attractions|url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/morocco/marrakesh/attractions/lazama-synagogue/a/poi-sig/1144251/1316370|access-date=2020-09-26|website=Lonely Planet|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2019-04-18|title=Morocco is a trove of Jewish history if you know where to go|url=https://apnews.com/article/749d2471171b4c1985bd33b8d43c1609|access-date=2020-09-26|website=AP NEWS}}</ref> though one scholar has indicated that the exact year of establishment has not been verified.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Stiefel|first=Barry L.|title=Jews and the Renaissance of Synagogue Architecture, 1450–1730|publisher=Routledge|year=2015|pages=54}}</ref> The Mellah district in which the synagogue is located was not created until 1557.<ref name=":222">{{Cite book|last=Deverdun|first=Gaston|title=Marrakech: Des origines à 1912|publisher=Éditions Techniques Nord-Africaines|year=1959|location=Rabat}}</ref>{{Rp|363-364}}<ref name=":04">{{Cite book|last=Wilbaux|first=Quentin|title=La médina de Marrakech: Formation des espaces urbains d'une ancienne capitale du Maroc|publisher=L'Harmattan|year=2001|isbn=2747523888|location=Paris}}</ref>{{Rp|258}} In any case, the synagogue's current form dates from a more modern restoration.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":7">{{Cite book|title=The Rough Guide to Morocco|publisher=Rough Guides|year=2019|edition=12th|pages=318}}</ref> The building is still functioning as a synagogue today.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|last=Frank|first=Michael|date=2015-05-30|title=In Morocco, Exploring Remnants of Jewish History|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/31/travel/in-morocco-exploring-remnants-of-jewish-history.html|access-date=2020-09-26|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> |
The synagogue was associated with [[Sephardi Jews|Sephardic Jews]] who were [[Expulsion of Jews from Spain|expelled from Spain in 1492]]. The synagogue's foundation is likewise traditionally attributed to 1492,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Lazama Synagogue {{!}} Marrakesh, Morocco Attractions|url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/morocco/marrakesh/attractions/lazama-synagogue/a/poi-sig/1144251/1316370|access-date=2020-09-26|website=Lonely Planet|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2019-04-18|title=Morocco is a trove of Jewish history if you know where to go|url=https://apnews.com/article/749d2471171b4c1985bd33b8d43c1609|access-date=2020-09-26|website=AP NEWS}}</ref> though one scholar has indicated that the exact year of establishment has not been verified.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Stiefel|first=Barry L.|title=Jews and the Renaissance of Synagogue Architecture, 1450–1730|publisher=Routledge|year=2015|pages=54}}</ref> The Mellah district in which the synagogue is located was not created until 1557.<ref name=":222">{{Cite book|last=Deverdun|first=Gaston|title=Marrakech: Des origines à 1912|publisher=Éditions Techniques Nord-Africaines|year=1959|location=Rabat}}</ref>{{Rp|363-364}}<ref name=":04">{{Cite book|last=Wilbaux|first=Quentin|title=La médina de Marrakech: Formation des espaces urbains d'une ancienne capitale du Maroc|publisher=L'Harmattan|year=2001|isbn=2747523888|location=Paris}}</ref>{{Rp|258}} In any case, the synagogue's current form dates from a more modern restoration.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":7">{{Cite book|title=The Rough Guide to Morocco|publisher=Rough Guides|year=2019|edition=12th|pages=318}}</ref> The building is still functioning as a synagogue today.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|last=Frank|first=Michael|date=2015-05-30|title=In Morocco, Exploring Remnants of Jewish History|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/31/travel/in-morocco-exploring-remnants-of-jewish-history.html|access-date=2020-09-26|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> |
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Originally built in 1492, when the Jews were expelled from [[Spain]], the current building dates from the turn of the 19th century and the 20th century. It is located in the [[Mellah of Marrakesh|mellah]] (Jewish quarter) of the medina of Marrakech and consists of a group of buildings surrounding a large well-maintained central patio.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|date=2009-10-25|title=Las sinagogas marroques|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091025142923/http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFAES/MFAArchive/1990_1999/1999/9/Las%20sinagogas%20marroques|access-date=2020-11-30|website=web.archive.org}}</ref> The Jews of Marrakech consider it to be the oldest synagogue in the city. Its name means "synagogue of dissidents". The synagogue is currently occupied by a Muslim family, which takes care of it .<ref>{{Cite web|date=2008-11-16|title=Tunecity : Les Juifs de مراكش Marrakech.|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081116165248/http://www.tunecity.net/fr_art_les_juifs_de_16051585157516031588_marrakech=1522.html|access-date=2020-11-30|website=web.archive.org}}</ref> |
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== Architecture == |
== Architecture == |
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The synagogue is integrated into a larger building which consisted of a private house with a central courtyard (popularly referred to as a [[Riad (architecture)|riad]]).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> This integration of a synagogue into a private home was typical of most synagogues in the Mellah of Marrakesh<ref name=":7" /> as well as in the [[Mellah of Fez]].<ref name=":72">{{Cite journal|last=Gilson Miller|first=Susan|last2=Petruccioli|first2=Attilio|last3=Bertagnin|first3=Mauro|date=2001|title=Inscribing Minority Space in the Islamic City: The Jewish Quarter of Fez (1438-1912)|journal=Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians|volume=60|issue=3|pages=310–327|doi=10.2307/991758|jstor=991758}}</ref> The synagogue itself has traditional Moroccan decoration such as ''[[zellij]]'' (mosaic tilework).<ref name=":0" /> |
The synagogue is integrated into a larger building which consisted of a private house with a central courtyard (popularly referred to as a [[Riad (architecture)|riad]]).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> This integration of a synagogue into a private home was typical of most synagogues in the Mellah of Marrakesh<ref name=":7" /> as well as in the [[Mellah of Fez]].<ref name=":72">{{Cite journal|last=Gilson Miller|first=Susan|last2=Petruccioli|first2=Attilio|last3=Bertagnin|first3=Mauro|date=2001|title=Inscribing Minority Space in the Islamic City: The Jewish Quarter of Fez (1438-1912)|journal=Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians|volume=60|issue=3|pages=310–327|doi=10.2307/991758|jstor=991758}}</ref> The synagogue itself has traditional Moroccan decoration such as ''[[zellij]]'' (mosaic tilework).<ref name=":0" /> |
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The east side was renovated after the 1950s, with the addition of a wing for women (ezrat nashim), which is unique in [[Morocco]] where tradition dictates that women stay in a separate room at the entrance of the synagogue.<ref name=":03">{{Cite web|date=2009-10-25|title=Las sinagogas marroques|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091025142923/http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFAES/MFAArchive/1990_1999/1999/9/Las%20sinagogas%20marroques|access-date=2020-11-30|website=web.archive.org}}</ref> The original wooden chest has been replaced by a marble chest, which is located next to the eastern wall. Notes drawn in the 1950s by architect Yaacov Finkerfeld demonstrate that the space mentioned above did not exist for women and that the interior was divided into two naves by four columns |
The east side was renovated after the 1950s, with the addition of a wing for women (ezrat nashim), which is unique in [[Morocco]] where tradition dictates that women stay in a separate room at the entrance of the synagogue.<ref name=":03">{{Cite web|date=2009-10-25|title=Las sinagogas marroques|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091025142923/http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFAES/MFAArchive/1990_1999/1999/9/Las%20sinagogas%20marroques|access-date=2020-11-30|website=web.archive.org}}</ref> The original wooden chest has been replaced by a marble chest, which is located next to the eastern wall. Notes drawn in the 1950s by architect Yaacov Finkerfeld demonstrate that the space mentioned above did not exist for women and that the interior was divided into two naves by four columns. On the upper floor there is a [[yeshiva]].<ref name=":03" /> |
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== References == |
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The Slat al-Azama Synagogue or Lazama Synagogue (Arabic: كنيس صلاة العزامة, Hebrew: בית הכנסת צלאת אל עזמה) is one of the best-known synagogues in Marrakesh, Morocco. It is located in the historic Mellah (Jewish quarter) of the old city.
History
The synagogue was associated with Sephardic Jews who were expelled from Spain in 1492. The synagogue's foundation is likewise traditionally attributed to 1492,[1][2] though one scholar has indicated that the exact year of establishment has not been verified.[3] The Mellah district in which the synagogue is located was not created until 1557.[4]: 363–364 [5]: 258 In any case, the synagogue's current form dates from a more modern restoration.[1][2][6] The building is still functioning as a synagogue today.[7][1]
Architecture
The synagogue is integrated into a larger building which consisted of a private house with a central courtyard (popularly referred to as a riad).[1][2][7] This integration of a synagogue into a private home was typical of most synagogues in the Mellah of Marrakesh[6] as well as in the Mellah of Fez.[8] The synagogue itself has traditional Moroccan decoration such as zellij (mosaic tilework).[1]
The east side was renovated after the 1950s, with the addition of a wing for women (ezrat nashim), which is unique in Morocco where tradition dictates that women stay in a separate room at the entrance of the synagogue.[9] The original wooden chest has been replaced by a marble chest, which is located next to the eastern wall. Notes drawn in the 1950s by architect Yaacov Finkerfeld demonstrate that the space mentioned above did not exist for women and that the interior was divided into two naves by four columns. On the upper floor there is a yeshiva.[9]
References
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- ^ a b c d e "Lazama Synagogue | Marrakesh, Morocco Attractions". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
- ^ a b c "Morocco is a trove of Jewish history if you know where to go". AP NEWS. 2019-04-18. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
- ^ Stiefel, Barry L. (2015). Jews and the Renaissance of Synagogue Architecture, 1450–1730. Routledge. p. 54.
- ^ Deverdun, Gaston (1959). Marrakech: Des origines à 1912. Rabat: Éditions Techniques Nord-Africaines.
- ^ Wilbaux, Quentin (2001). La médina de Marrakech: Formation des espaces urbains d'une ancienne capitale du Maroc. Paris: L'Harmattan. ISBN 2747523888.
- ^ a b The Rough Guide to Morocco (12th ed.). Rough Guides. 2019. p. 318.
- ^ a b Frank, Michael (2015-05-30). "In Morocco, Exploring Remnants of Jewish History". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
- ^ Gilson Miller, Susan; Petruccioli, Attilio; Bertagnin, Mauro (2001). "Inscribing Minority Space in the Islamic City: The Jewish Quarter of Fez (1438-1912)". Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. 60 (3): 310–327. doi:10.2307/991758. JSTOR 991758.
- ^ a b "Las sinagogas marroques". web.archive.org. 2009-10-25. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
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