A French synagogue is being repurposed as a mosque after local Jews left the neighborhood

A synagogue in Marseille, France, is being closed as the Jewish community that once supported it has left the neighborhood. Instead, the building will soon be reopened as a mosque, catering to the area's growing Muslim community. The French daily La Provence reported this week that the al-Badr Association, a Muslim organization, had paid about $450,000 for the Or Thora synagogue, located near […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/04/28/a-french-synagogue-is-being-repurposed-as-a-mosque-after-local-jews-left-the-neighborhood/