Beit Knesset Kohanim HaDintreisa
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| Beit Knesset Kohanim HaDintreisa | |
Exterior of Beit Knesset Kohanim HaDintreisa |
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| Basic information | |
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| Location |  Djerba, Tunisia |
| Religious affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
| Rite | Sephardic |
| Functional status | Active synagogue |
Beit Knesset Kohanim HaDintreisa (trans: Synagogue of the Priests of Djirt; Hebrew: בית הכנסת כהנים הדינתרייתא) is a synagogue located in Hara Kabira, (trans: big ghetto), the Jewish neighbourhood located on the outskirts of Houmt Souk, on the Tunisian island of Djerba.
It is named after the ancient Jewish village of Djirt, modern day Er Riadh, (also known as “Hara Seghira” or the “small ghetto”), which is located a few miles south of Houmt Souk. According to tradition, it was in this village where the first Jews, members of the priestly family of kohanim who were exiled from Jerusalem at the time of the destruction of the first Temple in Jerusalem, settled.
The inside is lavishly covered with decorative coloured tiles.
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