Synagogue Huseifa
Huseifa the synagogue is a Jewish place of worship located on the old Mount Caramel, south of Haifa , which is only partially known.
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The hall of worship measured 10.1 x 11.5 m, with an entrance facing west: it was pillared with two rows of pillars which only one is released. The ground was covered with mosaic pavement which some fragments remain important: one of them, corresponding to the central panel of the composition, represents a zodiac , while the corners were decorated with personifications of the seasons.
Two inscriptions have been found: one near the door, carried the text "(That) Peace (is) to Israel." She was flanked by two menoroth of lulav and a garland. The second entry was a dedication in Aramaic References
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- (In) R. Hachlili, Jewish Art: Ancient Jewish Art and Archaeology in the Land Of Israel, Handbuch der Orientalistik, 7. Abteilung, Kunst und Archologie, Leiden, 1988.
- G. Shed Raja, Z. Amish-Maisels, D. Jarrass, R. Klein, Jewish Art, Citadel & Mazenod, 1995.
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