page_title: Central Synagogue of Aleppo
hierarchical_section_title: Central Synagogue of Aleppo
caption_attribution_description: English: Interior of the Central Synagogue of Aleppo
context_page_description: The Central Synagogue of Aleppo, also known as the Great Synagogue of Aleppo, Joab's Synagogue or Al-Bandara Synagogue, has been a Jewish place of worship since the 5th century C.E. in Aleppo. When it functioned, it was considered the main synagogue of the Syrian Jewish community. The synagogue is noted as being the location where the Aleppo codex was housed for over five hundred years until it was removed during the 1947 Aleppo pogrom, during which the synagogue was burned. This synagogue still stands.
context_section_description: The Central Synagogue of Aleppo, (Hebrew: בית הכנסת המרכזי בחאלֶבּ‎, Arabic: كنيس حلب المركزي‎), also known as the Great Synagogue of Aleppo, Joab's Synagogue or Al-Bandara Synagogue (Arabic: كنيس البندرة‎), has been a Jewish place of worship since the 5th century C.E. in Aleppo. When it functioned, it was considered the main synagogue of the Syrian Jewish community. The synagogue is noted as being the location where the Aleppo codex was housed for over five hundred years until it was removed during the 1947 Aleppo pogrom, during which the synagogue was burned. This synagogue still stands.
caption: A photograph of the interior of the Western wing of the synagogue in the early 20th century
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