The family probably fled from North Africa to Granada in the 15th century before returning to Morocco in 1492 following the expulsion of Jews from Spain.

According to the Fund, the plaster was peeling, the roofs were collapsing, the waterlogged beams were rotting, and windows were broken and missing.

[2] The synagogue was built against the outer wall of the Mellah in a space where other amenities for the local community were historically located.

The large Torah ark (hekhal), a cupboard filling the width of an entire wall, is made of carved wood.

[2][4] Opposite the Torah ark is a raised alcove, separated from the main prayer space by a wooden screen elaborately carved with a series of arches.

The wooden bimah is topped by a wrought iron canopy of Islamic-style arches and floral forms, culminating in a crown.

[2][4] Under the main hall is a subterranean vaulted chamber reached by a narrow staircase, which was rediscovered during restoration in the late 1990s.

[4] Originally, the mikveh was probably open to the outside within a courtyard or at the end of an alley, but at a later point it was closed off due to the construction of new structures against the wall of the synagogue.