Andorra’s 73 Jews worship from a community center they are barred by law from calling a synagogue

Wedged between France and Spain, is a tiny one where anti-Israel rallies are unheard of, ties with Israel remain strong, and the Jews enjoy quiet lives — as long as they don’t have a synagogue.

At left, a Ner Tamid burns in memory of the founders of Andorra’s Sephardic Jewish community at the local Jewish community center. At right, a statue of Princép Benlloch, a medieval Catholic ruler of Andorra whose name bears a resemblance to the Sephardic Jewish surname of Benchluch.

(photo credit: LARRY LUXNER/JTA)

ByLARRY LUXNER/JTA

JULY 19, 2024 21:36