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'''Beth El Synagogue''' is a synagogue located in [[Kolkata]], in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a [[Monuments of National Importance (India)|monument of national importance]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
It was built in 1856.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Chatterjee |first1=Sreya |last2=Pradhan |first2=Kalpana |date=19 April 2019 |title=The Indian synagogues preserved by Muslims |url=https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20190417-the-indian-synagogues-preserved-by-muslims |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Das |first=Soumitra |date=2018-03-31 |title=ASI wants to 'de-protect' two newly restored synagogues in Kolkata |url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/mazel-tov-kolkata-asi-wants-to-de-protect-two-newly-restored-synagogues/article23399145.ece |access-date=2024-10-13 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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== Architecture ==<br />
Above the entrance is a pediment, depicting four [[Star of David|Stars of David]] and a menorah, with a [[Cooke and Kelvey]] clock above.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[History of the Jews in India]]<br />
* [[List of synagogues in India]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Synagogues in India}}<br />
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[[Category:Synagogues in West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:1856 establishments in India]]<br />
[[Category:19th-century religious buildings and structures in India]]<br />
[[Category:19th-century synagogues in Asia]]<br />
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