Menarsha Synagogue
| Menarsha Synagogue | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Judaism (former) |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue (19th century–1949) |
| Status | Abandoned |
| Location | |
| Location | al-Mansha Street, Jewish Quarter, Old City, Damascus |
| Country | Syria |
Location of the former synagogue in Damascus | |
| Geographic coordinates | 33°30′29″N 36°18′46″E / 33.50803°N 36.312912°E |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 19th century |
| Destroyed | 1949 (partial) |
The Menarsha Synagogue (Arabic: كنيس المنشارة; Hebrew: בית כנסת אלמנשה), also known as the Great Synagogue of Damascus,is a historic synagogue in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Damascus, in Syria. Completed in the 19th century, the synagogue was the target of a terrorist attack in 1949. The building was partially destroyed, however it has not been used as a synagogue since the anti-Jewish pogroms in the 1940s.