The Wolleka Synagogue is a former synagogue of the
Beta Israel
The Beta Israel ( he, בֵּיתֶא יִשְׂרָאֵל, ''Bēteʾ Yīsrāʾēl''; gez, ቤተ እስራኤል, , modern ''Bēte 'Isrā'ēl'', EAE: "Betä Ǝsraʾel", "House of Israel" or "Community of Israel"), also known as Ethiopian Jews ...
in
Wolleka
Wolleka ( gez, ወለቃ) is a village in Ethiopia, near Gondar, with a latitude and longitude of . The village is located in the Semien Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region.
Wolleka is the main centre of the Beta Israel - Ethiopian Jews. Although it ...
,
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
. The building is now a popular attraction for Jewish tourists.
See also
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Gondar
Gondar, also spelled Gonder (Amharic: ጎንደር, ''Gonder'' or ''Gondär''; formerly , ''Gʷandar'' or ''Gʷender''), is a city and woreda in Ethiopia. Located in the North Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region, Gondar is north of Lake Tana on t ...
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History of the Jews in Ethiopia
The history of the Jews in Ethiopia refers to people in Ethiopia who practice Judaism or have Jewish ancestry. This history goes back millennia. The largest Jewish group in Ethiopia is the Beta Israel, also known as Ethiopian Jews. Offshoots ...
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List of synagogues in Ethiopia
References
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Amhara Region
Beta Israel
Synagogues in Ethiopia
North Gondar Zone