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Yehudiyye

Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation: Excavated
Selected Surveyors: Gottleib Schumacher (1884), Shmarya Gutman (1967), David Ben Ami (1979)
Excavators: Mechael Osband (2025)
Main Finds: Menorah reliefs, pillars and capitals. Possible remains of a building.
Is there a structure? Yes.
Site Condition: Inside Yehudiyye nature reserve, currently under archaeological excavations. Many remains in the Golan Archaeological Museum.
Nine branched menorah relief, Photo of Ofer Nov, courtesy of the Golan Archaeological Museum

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Golan
65, Jordan

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography
  1. Urman, D. "Public Structures And Jewish Communities In The Golan Heights" in Ancient Synagogues. ed. D. Urman and P. Flesher, Leiden, 1995: 496-499.
  2. Schumacher, G. The Jaulan. London, 1888: 270-272.
Bibliographic citation of this page
Ben David, C. Osband, M. Aviam, M. Site: ‘Synagogues.Kinneret.ac.il’, The Bornblum Eretz Israel Website for the Study of Ancient Synagogues, accessed on 14 August 2025, https://synagogues.kinneret.ac.il/synagogues/yehudiyye/

Photos:

Photos
Ionic capital, Schumacher 1888: 271 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Ionic capital, Schumacher 1888: 271
Nine branched menorah relief, Photo of Ofer Nov, courtesy of the Golan Archaeological Museum © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Nine branched menorah relief, Photo of Ofer Nov, courtesy of the Golan Archaeological Museum
Lintel, photo of Ofer Nov, courtesy of the Golan Archaeological Museum © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Lintel, photo of Ofer Nov, courtesy of the Golan Archaeological Museum
Schumacher 1888: 272 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Top Stone | Schumacher 1888: 272

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