page_title: Ramban Synagogue
section_title: 16th century
hierarchical_section_title: Ramban Synagogue / History / 16th century
caption_attribution_description: English: The ancient synagogue in Jerusalem as depicted in the Casale Pilgrim, an anonymous 16th-century illustrated guide to the Holy Land. According to the Hebrew annotation, the image shows the synagogue attributed to Nachmanidies. “In it are four pillars of marble. The gentiles destroyed it, but recently it was rebuilt by order of the king.”
context_page_description: The Ramban Synagogue, is the second oldest active synagogue in the Old City of Jerusalem. It was founded by the scholar and rabbi Nachmanides in 1267, to serve the local Jewish community, which expanded because of the synagogue's presence.
  Today there are two Ramban Synagogues in Jerusalem. The ancient synagogue described in this article stands in the Old City. A second Ramban Synagogue was established after 1948 and rebuilt in 2005. It is located at 4 Amatsya Street in the Katamon neighbourhood of Jerusalem.
context_section_description: In 1586, the synagogue was closed under the order of the Turkish governor of Jerusalem. Subsequently, the Sephardi community established their center in the adjacent place, where the academy belonging to the tanna Yochanan ben Zakai was said to have stood during the Second Temple period. Today the Yochanan ben Zakai Synagogue stands there.
  The Nachmanides Synagogue shared a wall with the Sidna Umar Mosque and was described as similar in design. Ottoman authorities issued a Firman to lock the synagogue door due to local complaints of 'noisy ceremonies' and further legal disputes were prohibited after the 1598 confiscation.
caption: Shown in the Casale Pilgrim (16th-century)
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