Beth-el Synagogue, Kolkata, built in 1856

About half a mile from the Magen David and Neveh Shalome synagogues is Beth-el Synagogue.

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Neveh Shalome Synagogue, Kolkata

Next door to the Magen David Synagogue is the “Old Synagogue,” official name Neveh Shalome. In 1825 a house was bought on this site and made into Kolkata’s first synagogue. It was demolished and rebuilt as the present one in 1911.

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