Jews started settling in

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(then Bombay) and other coastal towns of Maharashtra during the 18th century, due to its economic opportunities. The Jewish community of Bombay consisted of the remnants of three distinct communities: the

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i Jews of

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, the

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, and the

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of Malabar. Presently, there are about tenactive synagogues in Maharashtra, out of which nine are in

and one is in

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. Apart from this there are a couple of prayer hall and about 11 closed synagogues.

List of synagogues in Maharashtra

There are a total of tenactive synagogues in Maharashtra. Six of these are located in downtown Mumbai. There are three on the outskirts of Mumbai, including one each in Thane, Alibaug and Panvel.

also houses one active synagogue.

Jewish prayer halls in Maharashtra

Apart from the synagogues

also houses two active Jewish prayer halls *Kurla Prayer Hall, Kurla,

*Etz Haeem Prayer Hall, Balu Changu Patil Marg,

List of closed synagogues of Maharashtra

There are about ten closed synagogues in Maharastra. Eight of these are located in

Raigad District Raigad district (Marathi pronunciation: �aːjɡəɖ, previously Colaba district, is a district in the Konkan division of Maharashtra, India. The district was renamed to Raigad after the fort that was the first capital of the former Marath ...

, one each in

and

. * Ambepur Synagogue,

* Beth El Ashtami Synagogue, Ashtami Village,

*Beth El Rewdanda Synagogue, Rewdanda Village,

*Beth Ha-Elohim Synagogue,

*Hessed El Synagogue, Poyand,

*Keneseth Israel Synagogue, Talley Ghosaley,

*Orle Israel Synagogue, Nandgoan Mura,

*Shaar Hathephilah Synagogue, Mhasla,

*Rodef Shalom Synagogue, Byculla,

References

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synagogues A synagogue, ', 'house of assembly', or ', "house of prayer"; Yiddish: ''shul'', Ladino: or ' (from synagogue); or ', "community". sometimes referred to as shul, and interchangeably used with the word temple, is a Jewish house of wors ...

Lists of synagogues in India