In 1883, the French captain Ernest De Prudhomme discovered in his Hammam-lif residence the first archeological ruins of an ancient synagogue that once stood in Hammam-Lif in 3rd-5th century AD.
In 1883, Captain Ernest De Prudhomme, residing in Hammam-Lif, unearthed the initial archaeological remains of a synagogue dating back to the 3rd and 5th centuries AD.