Jerusalem - Sephardic Synagogues

Turning south from the Ramban Synagogue in Jerusalem, we come in a few yards to a little street on the left leading to the Sephardic synagogues, which were rebuilt in 1967 on the basis of old plans and have largely been restored to their original 17th and 18th century form. The Yohanan Ben Zakkai Synagogue is named after a rabbi of the Roman period. The name of the Eliahu Hanavi Synagogue commemorates the association of the site with the prophet Elijah. The Emtzai (Middle) Synagogue, the smallest of them all, was originally only the vestibule to the others. The Istanbuli Synagogue formerly belonged to Turkish Jews.