Mala Synagogue

Kerala, India

The Mala Synagogue (Malayalam) is a former synagogue, that is located in Mala, a small town in Thrissur district of the state of Kerala, India. The historic Malabar Jews arrived in Kerala in the 11th century. They built this synagogue in 1930, and it was abandoned by the congregation in the 1950s. During 1954–1955 the Malabar Jewish congregation abandoned the synagogue and made aliyah to Israel. The congregation handed over both the Mala Synagogue and the associated Jewish cemetery to the Mala Panchayatfor safekeeping. The former synagogue is defunct and does not have any religious material inside. The former synagogue now forms part of the Kerala Jews Lifestyle Museum, a Jewish museum.

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