Memory and Re-Creation
The Commemoration of Synagogues of the Islamic World in Israel
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21974245 |
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| Authors | Reuven Gafni (0000-0002-1179-8965, Western Galilee College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 64 |
| Publication date | 2020-05-26 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Arts (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2076-0752 • E-ISSN: 2076-0752 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/arts9020064 |
| OpenAlex | W3030242981 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
This paper aims to present several manners in which synagogues of the Islamic world—usually the more prominent and significant ones, and whose communities were uprooted following the establishment of the state of Israel—are commemorated today in Israel, by members and descendants of their original communities. This is done with reference to commemoration by name, physical design or re-creation of the liturgical and ritual customs of the original synagogues. The different manners in which these synagogues are commemorated allow us to better understand not only the significance of the synagogues for the communities which established and used them over the years, but also the way in which the subsequent communities seek to establish their shared memory and identity following the immigration to Israel
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Genealogy · Immigration · Islam · Sociology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Computer Science · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Religious Tourism and Spaces
| Highly cited | No |
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