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Beit Aharon Synagogue (Helwan)

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Beit Aharon Synagogue (Helwan)
Beit Aharon Synagogue (Helwan). Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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The Beit Aharon Synagogue, or Beit Aharon Temple, also known as the Helwan Synagogue, was a Jewish synagogue, that was located on Abdul Rahman Street, in Helwan, Cairo, Egypt, and was the first synagogue in Khedival Cairo. The small building was established in 1892 as a center for the Jewish community.

It was last used for religious services in 1966, and it was sold and demolished in 1995.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.