| Magen David Synagogue | |
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 The synagogue, in 2020 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Judaism |
| Rite | Nusach Sefard |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogue |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 340, Sir J. J. RoadByculla,Mumbai |
| Country | India |
  Location of the synagogue inMumbai | |
| Coordinates | 18°58′01″N72°49′55″E / 18.966961°N 72.832071°E /18.966961; 72.832071 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Style | |
| Funded by | David Sassoon |
| Completed | 1864 |
| Specifications | |
| Direction of façade | West |
| Capacity | Over 200 |
| Minaret | One(Clock tower) |
| Materials | Concrete,steel,glass |
TheMagen David Synagogue (Hebrew:בית הכנסת מגן דוד,lit. 'Shield of David Synagogue';Malayalam:മാഗെൻ ഡേവിഡ് സിനഗോഗ്) is asynagogue, located inByculla,Mumbai, in the state ofMaharashtra,India.
TheVictorian[1][2] andNeoclassical-styled[3]Sephardi synagogue was constructed in 1864 byDavid Sassoon for the growing population ofBaghdadi Jews who had fled from persecution by the governor and Wali of BaghdadDawud Pasha.[1] By 1910, the Jewish community in the neighbourhood of Byculla had increased to the extent that the synagogue could no longer service all the devotees and the synagogue was extended with the help of Jacob, David Sassoon's grandson.[4]
The synagogue is one of the largest[clarification needed] in Asia outside of Israel.
Within the extensive grounds of the synagogue there are twoJewish schools that are both operated by the Sir Jacob Sassoon High School Trust and the E.E.E. Sassoon High School Trust, in which Jewish children were originally educated. Over time most of the Bagdadi Jews moved to the more affluentColaba area or abroad to Israel, Australia, Britain and Canada. With the scarcity of Jewish students, the schools have opened to all communities and currently provide for the population in the vicinity, which is 98%Muslim.[5]
The synagogue was restored for the celebration of the 150th anniversary in 2011.[4][6]
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