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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">synagogues</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>synagogues</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>religious buildings</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Jewish temples</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>synagog</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>synagoges</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>synagogue</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>tabernacles</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Community places for the regular assembly or congregation of Jews for liturgical services, assembly, and study apart from the service of the temple; since the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem, worship at the synagogue is the sole place of public worship. ]]></note></mads>