Shuls

Buenos Aires

Templo Libertad

Libertad 769, Buenos Aires

The first and largest synagogue in South America, finished in 1932, with the Jewish Museum of Buenos Aires inside. By the Teatro Colón.

Melbourne

The St Kilda Synagogue

12 Charnwood Grove, St Kilda VIC 3182

A landmark domed shul of 1927, one of the central Orthodox congregations of Melbourne's large community.

Sydney

The Great Synagogue

187a Elizabeth Street, Sydney NSW

The mother congregation of Sydney, consecrated in 1878, with daily minyanim through the week. In the city centre by Hyde Park.

Vienna

The Stadttempel

Seitenstettengasse 4, 1010 Wien

The main shul of Vienna, of 1826, the only one to survive the war intact because it was built hidden within a block of houses.

Sarajevo

The Ashkenazi Synagogue of Sarajevo

Hamdije Kreševljakovića 59, Sarajevo

The only working shul in Sarajevo, a Moorish-style building of 1902 on the bank of the Miljacka.

Sofia

Sofia Synagogue

Ekzarh Yosif St 16, Sofia

The largest synagogue in south-eastern Europe, opened in 1909 for the Sephardic kehilla and still in use, near the central market.

Montreal

The Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue (Shearith Israel)

4894 Avenue Saint-Kevin, Snowdon, Montreal, Quebec

The oldest congregation in Canada, established in 1768, still a working Orthodox shul in Snowdon.

Toronto

The Kiever Synagogue

25 Bellevue Avenue / 28 Denison Square, Toronto, Ontario

A landmark shul of 1927 in Kensington Market, founded by immigrants from Kiev and still a working Orthodox congregation.

Hong Kong

Ohel Leah Synagogue

70 Robinson Road, Mid-Levels, Hong Kong

The historic shul of Hong Kong, built in 1902 by the Sassoon family and still active, on the Mid-Levels above the city.

Dubrovnik

The Old Synagogue of Dubrovnik

Žudioska ul. 5, Old Town, Dubrovnik

The oldest Sephardi shul still in use in the world, on the old Jewish street off the Stradun; the community davens here on the Yamim Tovim.

Split

The Split Synagogue

Židovski prolaz 1, Diocletian's Palace, Split

One of the oldest Sephardi shuls in use, of the early 1500s, built into the western wall of Diocletian's Palace, the seat of Split's kehilla.

Willemstad

Mikvé Israel-Emanuel

Hanchi Snoa 29, Willemstad, Curaçao

The oldest surviving synagogue in the Americas, in use since 1732, known for the white sand covering its floor.

Prague

The Old-New Synagogue (Altneuschul)

Červená 2, 110 00 Josefov, Prague

The oldest active synagogue in Europe, built around 1270, still the shul of the Prague kehilla in the old Jewish quarter.

Copenhagen

The Great Synagogue of Copenhagen

Krystalgade 12, 1172 København

The main shul of Denmark, of 1833, the community whose members were carried to safety in Sweden in 1943.

Paris

The Grande Synagogue de la Victoire

44 Rue de la Victoire, 75009 Paris

The great central shul of Paris, of 1874, the seat of the French chief rabbinate, near the Opéra.

Tbilisi

The Great Synagogue of Tbilisi

45-47 Kote Afkhazi Street, Old Town, Tbilisi

The largest shul in Georgia, built 1904-1911 by Jews from Akhaltsikhe, the central working synagogue of the old town.

Berlin

The Rykestrasse Synagogue

Rykestraße 53, 10405 Berlin

The largest synagogue in Germany, of 1904, restored after the war and again in 2007, a working shul in Prenzlauer Berg.

Gibraltar

The Great Synagogue (Sha'ar Hashamayim)

47-49 Engineer Lane, Gibraltar

The oldest of Gibraltar's four working shuls, founded in 1724 by the Spanish and Portuguese community of the Rock.

Athens

The Beth Shalom Synagogue

5 Melidoni Street, Thiseio, Athens

The principal shul of Athens, of white Pentelic marble, completed in 1935, opposite the older Etz Hayyim shul near the ancient agora.

Rhodes

The Kahal Shalom Synagogue

Simmiou 5, Jewish Quarter (La Juderia), Rhodes Old Town

The oldest synagogue in Greece, of 1577, in the old Juderia of Rhodes; services are held in the summer, and the Jewish Museum of Rhodes is alongside.

Thessaloniki

The Monastirioton Synagogue

Syngrou 35, Thessaloniki

The main surviving shul of Salonika, once 'the Jerusalem of the Balkans', built in 1927 and spared in the war.

Budapest

The Dohány Street Synagogue

Dohány u. 2, 1074 Budapest

The largest synagogue in Europe, built in 1859 in Moorish style, the seat of Budapest's Neolog community with a memorial garden alongside.

Kochi

The Paradesi Synagogue

Jew Town, Mattancherry, Kochi, Kerala

The oldest working synagogue in the Commonwealth, built in 1568 in old Cochin; it still holds services when a minyan can be gathered.

Mumbai

Knesset Eliyahoo Synagogue

55 Dr V. B. Gandhi Marg, Kala Ghoda, Fort, Mumbai

A Sephardi shul of 1884 in the Kala Ghoda quarter, built by the Sassoon family and restored to its white and indigo.

Jerusalem

The Hurva Synagogue

Hurva Square, Jewish Quarter, Old City, Jerusalem

The landmark shul of the Jewish Quarter, twice destroyed and rebuilt, reopened in 2010 under its high dome.

Florence

The Great Synagogue of Florence

Via Luigi Carlo Farini 6, 50121 Firenze

A green-domed Moorish-style shul of 1882, one of the largest in south-central Europe, with a Jewish museum inside.

Rome

The Great Synagogue of Rome (Tempio Maggiore)

Lungotevere de' Cenci, 00186 Roma

The main shul of Rome, of 1904, on the edge of the old Ghetto by the river, with the Jewish Museum of Rome inside.

Trieste

The Great Synagogue of Trieste

Via San Francesco d'Assisi 19, 34133 Trieste

One of the largest synagogues in Europe, of 1912, the working shul of the old Adriatic port community.

Venice

The synagogues of the Venetian Ghetto

Campo di Ghetto Nuovo, 30121 Venezia

Five scholae hidden in the upper floors of the first ghetto in the world, of the 1500s; the community still davens in them, reached through the Jewish Museum.

Vilnius

The Choral Synagogue of Vilnius

Pylimo g. 39, Vilnius

The only shul in Vilna to survive the war, of 1903, still the working shul of the community in the city of the Vilna Gaon.

Fez

The Ibn Danan Synagogue

Mellah, Fes el-Jdid, Fez

A shul of about 1700 in the mellah of Fez, restored in the 1990s — one of the oldest standing in North Africa.

Marrakech

The Slat al-Azama Synagogue

Mellah, Medina, Marrakech

A shul of the mellah traced to the Spanish expulsion of 1492, restored around its courtyard and still functioning as a synagogue.

Amsterdam

The Portuguese Synagogue (Esnoga)

Mr. Visserplein 3, Amsterdam

The great Sephardi shul completed in 1675, still lit by candles and still holding services, with the ancient Ets Haim library alongside.

Dynów

Minyan & mikvah via Chabad of Kraków (~2 hrs)

ul. św. Sebastiana 23, 31-039 Kraków

Daily minyan and a mikvah at Chabad of Kraków — the nearest reliable minyan and mikvah to Dynów. Contact Chabad Kraków to arrange.

Kraków

The Remuh Synagogue

Szeroka 40, Kazimierz, 31-053 Kraków

The small working shul of the Rema in Kazimierz, of 1553, still davening, with the old cemetery and the Rema's kever beside it.

Lelov

Ohel of Reb Dovid Biderman (Reb Duvid'l of Lelov)

ul. Ogrodowa 7, 42-235 Lelów, Poland (old Jewish cemetery)

The ohel over the tzaddik's grave is normally locked; the key is held by a neighbor who opens it for visitors for a small fee. Large crowds of Hasidic pilgrims gather annually on the yahrzeit, 7 Shevat (early-mid January), when organized minyanim take place. No permanent daily minyan in Lelów.

Rymanów

Minyan & mikvah via Chabad of Kraków (~190 km)

ul. Kupa 18 / mikvah at ul. Ciemna 15, Kraków

Nearest reliable minyan base (Shabbat minyan reliable; weekday not guaranteed) and mikvah. Pilgrims typically base in Kraków and day-trip to the kevarim.

Warsaw

The Nożyk Synagogue

Twarda 6, 00-105 Warszawa

The only Warsaw shul to survive the war, of 1902, restored and again the working shul of the city's kehilla.

Lisbon

The Shaaré Tikvah Synagogue

Rua Alexandre Herculano 59, Lisbon

The main shul of Lisbon, of 1904, built by Sephardim from Morocco and Gibraltar and set back within its own courtyard.

Bucharest

The Choral Temple

Str. Sfânta Vineri 9-11, Bucharest

The great Moorish-style shul of Bucharest, of 1866, restored and reopened in 2015, one of the few still holding daily minyanim in Romania.

Belgrade

The Sukkat Shalom Synagogue

Maršala Birjuzova 19, Belgrade

The only working synagogue in Serbia, of 1926, serving both Ashkenazi and Sephardi in downtown Belgrade.

Singapore

Maghain Aboth Synagogue

24/26 Waterloo Street, Singapore

The oldest synagogue in South-East Asia, built in 1878 and still a working shul with a kosher kitchen alongside.

Bratislava

The Heydukova Street Synagogue

Heydukova 11-13, Old Town, Bratislava

The only working shul in Bratislava, of 1924, in an unusual Cubist style, with a small Jewish museum upstairs.

Preshburg (Bratislava)

Heydukova Street Synagogue

Heydukova 11-13, Bratislava

The city's only active synagogue. Minyan on Shabbat and holidays; weekday/yahrzeit minyanim can be arranged in advance via the office. Some winter services move to the community office building — confirm when booking.

Cape Town

The Gardens Shul (Great Synagogue)

88 Hatfield Street, Gardens, Cape Town

The mother congregation of South African Jewry, founded in 1841, beside the Old Shul and the Jewish Museum in the Gardens.

Madrid

The Beth Yaacov Synagogue

Calle de Balmes 3, Chamberí, Madrid

The main shul of Madrid, opened in 1968 — the first new synagogue built in Spain since the expulsion of 1492.

Stockholm

The Great Synagogue of Stockholm

Wahrendorffsgatan 3, 111 47 Stockholm

The main shul of Stockholm, of 1870, near the Kungsträdgården in the centre of the city.

Djerba

The El Ghriba Synagogue

Er-Riadh (Hara Sghira), Djerba

The ancient shul of the Djerba community, a place of pilgrimage at Lag Ba'omer, said to hold stones from the first Beis Hamikdash.

Istanbul

Neve Shalom Synagogue

Büyük Hendek Caddesi 61, Karaköy, Beyoğlu, Istanbul

The central and largest Sephardic synagogue of Istanbul, in the old Galata quarter. Visits are by prior arrangement with security screening.

Belz

New synagogue by the Belz cemetery

Northern part of Belz, opposite the Jewish cemetery, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine

A synagogue built near the cemetery for pilgrims visiting the ohel of the Belzer Rebbes. No fixed daily minyan times found in sources.

Medzhybizh

Baal Shem Tov Synagogue / ohel

Baal Shem Tov St. 24, Medzhybizh 31530, Ukraine

Prayer at the ohel and restored Baal Shem Tov synagogue; large gatherings especially on Shavuos. Confirm daily minyan availability in advance.

Munkatch (Mukachevo)

Jewish Community of Uzhgorod (Chabad)

Rus'ka St 36, Uzhhorod (~45 km from Mukachevo)

Three daily minyanim; central Jewish infrastructure for the Zakarpattia/Carpathian region.

Munkatch (Mukachevo)

Mukachevo synagogue / Jewish community

Active local community (rebuilt 2006) with prayer services three times daily, a supervised kosher kitchen and a mikvah. Confirm current minyan times before Shabbos.

Uman

Shiner's Shul

Pushkina St, Uman

A popular minyan near the Tziyon.

Uman

The Kloyz

Off Pushkina St, ~30 seconds from the Tziyon, Uman

The largest minyan in Uman, in a large building beside the Tziyon.

Abu Dhabi

The Moses Ben Maimon Synagogue

Abrahamic Family House, Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi

The first purpose-built synagogue in the Emirates, opened in 2023 at the Abrahamic Family House on Saadiyat Island.

London

Bevis Marks Synagogue

4 Heneage Lane, London EC3A 5DQ

The oldest shul in Britain still in use, consecrated in 1701 and never closed since — the Spanish and Portuguese kehilla of the City.

New York

Congregation Shearith Israel

8 W 70th St, New York, NY 10023

The Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, the oldest Jewish congregation in the United States, founded in 1654, by Central Park.