The Synagogue of the Jewish Community of Barcelona, is a cultural and religious center that was built in 1954 to serve the Jewish community that lived then in the city of

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. The three-story building is located on Avenir street, and provides services to the members of the community as well as visitors. The center has two synagogues, one Sephardic and the other Ashkenazi. The building also has a library and a conference room. On 18 January 2015 the temple held an homage to the victims of the

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attacks in

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. Members of different religions participated in this event. The Catalan journalist

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was present as well.

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