Historic Synagogue Justo Sierra 71
The Historic Synagogue Justo Sierra 71 or Synaguoge Nidjei Israel is an old Ashkenazi synagogue in Mexico City.[1] The building serves both as a synagogue and cultural center of the Jewish community in the historic center of Mexico City (Spanish: Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México). It was constructed in 1941.[2]
History
This religious site was built for Orthodox Jewish immigrants from Poland, Russia, Hungary, Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Austria in La Merced neighborhood. It was the second Ashkenazi synagogue in Mexico City, the first one being the Monte Sinai Synagogue.
Architecture
The architect Raquel Franklin claims that the building was built by Aron Hakodesh, compared to Šiauliai synaguoge in Lithuania by the Façade.
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