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2 unusual facts about Bevis Marks Synagogue


Bevis Marks Synagogue

In 1747 Benjamin Mendes da Costa bought the lease of the ground on which the building stood, and presented it to the congregation, vesting the deeds in the names of a committee consisting of Gabriel Lopez de Britto, David Aboab Ozorio, Moses Gomes Serra, David Franco, Joseph Jessurun Rodriguez, and Moses Mendes da Costa.

Shaar Hashamayim

Bevis Marks Synagogue, London, also known as Kehal Shaar Hashamayim



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