Chendamangalam Synagogue

Chendamangalam Synagogue
Chendamangalam Synagogue
Hebrew: בית הכנסת צ'נמנגלם; Malayalam: ചേന്ദമംഗലം ജൂതപള്ളി;
	The interior of the former synagogue, in 2016
Religion
Affiliation	Orthodox Judaism (former)
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Synagogue (1420–1950s); Jewish museum;
Status	Inactive (as a synagogue);; Repurposed (as a museum);
Location
Location	Chendamangalam, Kerala
Country	India
	Location of the former synagogue, now museum, in Kerala
Geographic coordinates	10°10′47″N 76°12′35″E / 10.1797°N 76.2097°E
Architecture
Type	Synagogue architecture
Style	Cochin Jewish; Portuguese colonial;
Date established	1100 CE
Completed	1420 CE (first structure);; 1614 CE (major renovation);
Direction of façade	South

The Chendamangalam Synagogue (Hebrew: בית הכנסת צ'נמנגלם; Malayalam: ചേന്ദമംഗലം ജൂതപള്ളി) is a former Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Chendamangalam, a village in the Ernakulam district of the coastal state of Kerala, in India. Completed in 1420 CE, the building was abandoned in 1950s, and was subsequently repurposed as a Jewish museum.

Chendamangalam Synagogue
Hebrew: בית הכנסת צ'נמנגלם Malayalam: ചേന്ദമംഗലം ജൂതപള്ളി
The interior of the former synagogue, in 2016
Religion
Affiliation	Orthodox Judaism (former)
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Synagogue (1420–1950s) Jewish museum
Status	Inactive (as a synagogue); Repurposed (as a museum)
Location
Location	Chendamangalam, Kerala
Country	India
Location of the former synagogue, now museum, in Kerala
Geographic coordinates	10°10′47″N 76°12′35″E / 10.1797°N 76.2097°E / 10.1797; 76.2097
Architecture
Type	Synagogue architecture
Style	Cochin Jewish Portuguese colonial
Date established	1100 CE
Completed	1420 CE (first structure); 1614 CE (major renovation)
Direction of façade	South