Zarzis Synagogue

'''Zarzis Synagogue''' ({{lang-ar|كنيس جرجيس}}) also known as '''Beit HaKnesset Mishkan Ya’akov''' ({{lang-he|בית הכנסת משכן יעקב}}), is located in the coastal town of [[Zarzis]], [[Tunisia]]. It was built in around 1900 when the Jewish community of Zarzis numbered approximately 1,000. An [[arson]] attack in 1982 by local Arabs in response to the [[Sabra and Shatila massacre]] left the synagogue and [[Torah scroll]]s totally destroyed. It was subsequently rebuilt and is currently used by the town's remaining 100 Jews. The lavishly decorated synagogue leads into an open-air [[courtyard]] which has adjoining rooms which serve as the [[cheder|talmud torah]]. The head of the community is {{As of|2007|alt=currently}} Eliyahu Sofer. {{coord missing|Tunisia}}