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. 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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  2. interesting piece of description, nice capture too

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  3. Wonderful shot of majestic structure.

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

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

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  6. Thanks very much for this very interesting post!

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

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  8. elle est magnifique cette synagogue, belle couleur bleu Camargue

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

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  10. A very majestic building, and I love that colour.

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

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  13. What a wonderful piece of architecture!

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

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

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  16. Beautiful synagogue and history!

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  17. i liked the color of the building!

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  18. A beautiful photograph of a great piece of history!

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  19. 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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  20. 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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  21. 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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  22. Amazing pic and the info too! Eyes just stay on the pic.

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

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