We went to the Old Synagogue in Essen, where my father attended services.

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It was the destruction of the venerable old synagogue that finally forced the hands of the rabbis within the walls.

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Its 400-year-old synagogue is decorated with blue-and-white willow pattern tiles from China.

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The tiny ruins of Migdal's old synagogue are not open to the public but visitors can take a 2km detour to the shore of Lake Galilee for a trip on the Jesus Boat, a 2, 000-year-old vessel that was excavated and restored in 1986.

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He attended services at the Old-New Synagogue, the oldest surviving Jewish house of worship in Europe.

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In the eyes of the United Synagogue the 11-year-old was not Jewish because his mother was not accepted as Jewish, Ms Rose told Mr Justice Munby.

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The elite timekeeping houses of the world have their shops there, set up in old mansions on streets like the Rue de Synagogue and Rue de Richemont.

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The 90-year-old menorah used in the ceremony came from the Temple Israel synagogue in Long Beach, New York, which was badly damaged by Hurricane Sandy.

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