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Synagogue of El Tránsito. Coordinates: 39.8557°N 4.02944°W. The Synagogue of El Tránsito ( Spanish: Sinagoga del Tránsito ), also known as the Synagogue of Samuel ha-Levi or Halevi, [1] is a historic synagogue, church, and Sephardic museum in Toledo, Spain. Designed by master mason Don Meir (Mayr) Abdeil, [2] it was built as an annex of ...
The El Tránsito synagogue is the common name for the synagogue of Samuel ha-Leví, and is the most important example of Spanish-Jewish art in existence. It was built in the 14th century, and is decorated with Mudéjar elements and beautiful geometric and floral motifs, and inscriptions in Arabic and Hebrew.
Apr 20, 2020 · Discover Sinagoga El Transito in Toledo, Spain: Once the grandest synagogue in medieval Spain, it now stands as a memorial of the 15th-century Jewish exile.
Dec 6, 2023 · Website of the Museo Safardi, El Transito (in Spanish) History of the El Transito Synagogue from Beit Hatfutsot, The Museum of the Jewish People Norman Roth, “New Light on the Jews of Mozarabic Toledo,” AJS Review 11 (1986), pp. 189-220.
The El Tránsito Synagogue is a remarkable historical site that is well worth visiting. The quality of the synagogue restoration and associated museum exhibit are a testament to the hard work and dedication of the government and scholarly community. Unfortunately, the quality of the English language services leaves much to be desired.
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May 14, 2023 · Photograph of Samuel Halevi Abulafia Private Synagogue (Nuestra Señora del Tránsito) in Toledo, 2016, Photographer: Vladimir Levin, Center for Jewish Art Collection, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the National Library of Israel. Having lost its status as a church, the Synagogue El Transito was turned briefly into a national monument.
Samuel Halevi Abulafia synagogue (now El Transito de Nuestra Señora), c. 1360, Toledo, Spain (photo: Olivier Lévy, CC BY-SA 3.0) Almost two hundred years later, around 1360, a new synagogue was built in a different but related style by Samuel Halevi Abulafia, treasurer and advisor to the Spanish King Pedro I of Castile.
