The synagogue of Florence was built between 1874 and 1882.
During World War II Nazis soldiers occupied the synagogue and they used that as a storehouse. In August 1944 retreating German troops worked with Italian Fascists to lay explosives to destroy the synagogue. However, Italian resistance fighters managed to defuse most of the explosives and only a limited amount of damage was done.
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Source: GO Kosher Travel via Bentzi Sasson
