Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Turkey unveils Great Synagogue as Jewish population fades | Reuters

Turkey unveils Great Synagogue as Jewish population fades

By Ayla Jean Yackley

(Reuters) - When the domes of Edirne's abandoned Great Synagogue caved in, Rifat Mitrani, the town's last Jew, knew it spelled the end of nearly two millennia of Jewish heritage in this Turkish town.

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