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    The Hurva Synagogue (Hebrew: בית הכנסת החורבה, translit: Beit ha-Knesset ha-Hurva, lit. "The Ruin Synagogue"), also known as Hurvat Rabbi Yehudah he-Hasid...
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    Quarter fought the Arab Legion as part of the battle for Jerusalem, and the Hurva synagogue was blown up by Arab legionnaires. On May 1948, the Jewish Quarter...
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    Synagogue was destroyed first, which was followed by the destruction of famous Hurva Synagogue built in 1701, first time destroyed by its Arab creditors in 1721...
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    Hurva is a locality situated in Eslöv Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 350 inhabitants in 2010. "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare...
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    of it severely damaged in the war, together with synagogues such as the Hurva Synagogue, which had also been used as a military base in the conflict,...
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    Jerusalem's Jewish residents to restore four major synagogues, among them the Hurva. In the countrywide Peasants' Revolt, Qasim al-Ahmad led his forces from...
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    The Hurva Synagogue towered over the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem from 1864 until 1948, when it was destroyed in war. The remains of the Hurva Synagogue...
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    settlement of Houston, Texas is founded. September 1 – Rebuilding begins at the Hurva Synagogue in Jerusalem. September 5 – Sam Houston is elected as the first...
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    Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. It stands adjacent to the Hurva and Ramban Synagogues. After Israel captured East Jerusalem, including the...
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    thanksgiving. 18 Iyar (1948) – Israel Defense Forces created. 18 Iyar (1948) – Hurva Synagogue captured and dynamited by the Arab Legion of Jordan during the...
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