The other day, on Jerusalem Day, the 45th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered the following remarks:

Just days ago, I visited the Altneu Synagogue in Prague, the Maharal’s [Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel] synagogue.  Three months ago, I visited the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam.  These are two of the most remarkable synagogues in the world.  One has been serving the Jewish community of the Czech Republic for nearly 800 years.  The second has served the Jewish community of Holland for 350 years.  One is Ashkenazi, the other Sepharadic.  One is small and intimate.  The other is large and magnificent.