Mumbai: The Knesset Eliyahoo Orthodox Jewi... - Secret World

55, Dr. V.B. Gandhi Marg, Fort, Kala Ghoda, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400023, India

by Teresa Lotti

Established in 1884, the Knesset Eliyahoo Orthodox Jewish Synagogue is among the city’s oldest. Featuring a striking sky-blue façade and impressive Victorian stained glass, the synagogue was built under Jacob Elias Sassoon, the grandson of David Sassoon, who was a leader of the Jewish community in Bombay after emigrating from Baghdad while fleeing persecution.