Tags: Religious Building.

The Asmara Synagogue (Hebrew: בית הכנסת של אסמרה‎ Arabic: معبد أسمرا‎) is the only surviving remnant of the Jewish community in Eritrea. Built in 1906 includes a Jewish cemetery classrooms and a main sanctuary. All aspects of the synagogue today are taken care of by Samuel Cohen an Asmara native who remained in the country to look after the edifice.

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