Keneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue dedicated to Jewish Community & cultural heritage of Mumbai
Hon’ble Governor of Maharashtra, Shri. Vidyasagar Rao with Solomon Sopher, president of the Baghdadi Jewish community in Mumbai, and Mrs. Sangita Jindal of the JSW Group dedicating the restored Keneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue to the Jewish Community and the cultural heritage of Mumbai, on 7 th February 2019 Solomon Sopher, president of the Baghdadi Jewish community in Mumbai, and Sangita and Sajjan Jindal of the JSW Group dedicated the restored Keneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue to the Jewish Community and the cultural heritage of Mumbai today, in the august presence of Hon’ble Governor of Maharashtra, Shri. Vidyasagar Rao. This monument is one of the most significant Jewish synagogues in India and is a place of worship for Mumbai’s Baghdadi and Bene Israeli Jewish Community. Located in the heart of Mumbai’s art district, the Keneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue is a Grade IIA Classical Revival Structure protected under the Heritage Regulations for Greater Bombay 1995. Originally d...