Tuesday, March 22, 2011

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The Magen David Synagogue at Byculla Synagogue was built in 1864 by the late David Sassoon who was the founder of the Sassoon empire in India. In the compound of the Synagogue there are two Jewish Schools which are run by the Sir Jacob Sassoon High School Trust and the E.E.E. Sassoon High School Trust, in which Jewish children were educated. With the paucity of Jewish students the Schools are open to all Communities, and at the moment, since the population around the vicinity are Muslims, almost 98% of the students are Muslims. In the compound we also have the Lady Rachel Free Dispensary which is run by the Trust, a doctor is employed to look after the poor and needy Jews who require medical aid.

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27 comments:

  1. Maude LynnMarch 22, 2011 at 6:49 AM

    What a beautiful blue!

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  2. Sylvia KMarch 22, 2011 at 6:57 AM

    Yes, it is a beautiful blue! A great capture of a part of your world, as always. And thanks for the interesting background, too!

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  3. JimMarch 22, 2011 at 7:29 AM

    That's fantastic.

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  4. TeamgsquareMarch 22, 2011 at 8:02 AM

    interesting piece of description, nice capture too

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  5. RajeshMarch 22, 2011 at 8:29 AM

    Wonderful shot of majestic structure.

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  6. NankaMarch 22, 2011 at 8:55 AM

    Grand old structure and still stands in service to the community!!

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  7. Blue LotusMarch 22, 2011 at 8:55 AM

    Nice.I like your write up on the Photographs as well.

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  8. Rakesh VanamaliMarch 22, 2011 at 9:27 AM

    Thanks very much for this very interesting post!

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  9. ShobhaMarch 22, 2011 at 10:43 AM

    Interesting information.
    The architecture of the Synagogue resembles Portuguese Churches.

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  10. OlivierMarch 22, 2011 at 10:45 AM

    elle est magnifique cette synagogue, belle couleur bleu Camargue

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  11. DinaMarch 22, 2011 at 11:54 AM

    This is a wonderful story.

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  12. Alka GurhaMarch 22, 2011 at 11:58 AM

    Both the shades of blue are merging so nicely....

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  13. JamaMarch 22, 2011 at 12:08 PM

    A very majestic building, and I love that colour.

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  14. UnknownMarch 22, 2011 at 12:52 PM

    I love the blue structure and the whole architectural style reminds me of the Portuguese churches. This was a revelation since I never knew Bombay having a synagogue. Thank you for posting it. Can you please let me know how to get there?

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  15. Cezar and LéiaMarch 22, 2011 at 4:46 PM

    So lovely architecture and I like a lot the light blue!Wonderful picture!
    Léia

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  16. jooMarch 22, 2011 at 7:18 PM

    What a wonderful piece of architecture!

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  17. Deepa GopalMarch 22, 2011 at 8:07 PM

    The first thing I noticed is the BEAUTIFUL BLUE...love the structure.

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  18. "THE BARD WHO DOESNT HAVE TO TRY TOO HARD"March 22, 2011 at 8:47 PM

    wonderful take n writeup!!!

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  19. Meera SundararajanMarch 22, 2011 at 11:09 PM

    Beautiful..! Mumbai is a city with so much history but all lost within the filth and dirt of urbanization.

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  20. Regina March 23, 2011 at 12:28 AM

    Beautiful synagogue and history!

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  21. joshi danielMarch 23, 2011 at 12:00 PM

    i liked the color of the building!

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  22. AnonymousMarch 23, 2011 at 2:23 PM

    A beautiful photograph of a great piece of history!

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  23. Kai RuiMarch 23, 2011 at 2:31 PM

    visiting from My World Tuesday...

    following you...hope you'll follow me back

    here's my entry
    http://kc2009.blogspot.com/2011/03/escapar-una-isla-hermosa.html

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  24. zephyrMarch 24, 2011 at 6:33 AM

    I wish those who are fighting on religious issues read this info. the pic as always makes me nostalgic for the city :)

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  25. ArtiMarch 24, 2011 at 8:08 AM

    What a beautiful pic and what a wonderful place it seems where there are no issues with caste and creed and race...

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  26. Mohini PuranikMarch 25, 2011 at 2:37 PM

    Amazing pic and the info too! Eyes just stay on the pic.

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  27. LinhyMarch 29, 2011 at 8:16 PM

    I didn't know there's Jewish in india that's so cool

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