Ancient Synagogue Complex in Oncheasmos (Saranda)
Object Detail
Building Date
4th-6th century CE
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction Dates
Architect/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
Style
Unknown|
Material/Technique
Construction Material
Stone
Summary and Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
This synagogue is the earliest direct evidence of a Jewish Presence in modern-day Albania.
Excavations were carried out in 2003-2004 by Ehud Netzer and Gideon Foerster.
Condition
Present Usage
Museum
Present Usage Details
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
Significance Rating
3 (National)
Condition of Building Fabric
E (No return)
Bibliography
E. Netzer, and G. Foerster. “The Synagogue at Saranda, Albania," Qadmoniot: A Journal for the Antiquities of Eretz-Israel and Bible Lands 129 (2005): 45–53, http://www.jstor.org/stable/23682840. (accessed October 29, 2023)
Hachlili, Rachel, "The Menorah as an Identifying Sign/Indicator of a Jewish Site: Synagogue, Cemetery or Other," in The Menorah: Evolving into the Most Important Jewish Symbol (Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, 2018), pp. 155-195.
Yuval-Hacham, Noa, "Art and Identity in Late Antique Synagogues of the Roman-Byzantine Diaspora" Arts 8 (2019)
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Biography
Photograph Copyright
Center for Jewish Art
Photographer
Photograph Date
2003
Remarks
0 Coordinates: 39.874504, 20.006853