How a Toledo synagogue became a symbol of anti-Semitism in Spain To mark Castilla-La Mancha Day, the Olive Press visits a curious monument symbolic of an age-old conflict in Spain. \n );document.write( \n \n\n );} IT has the look of a mosque, the title of synagogue and the status of a Roman Catholic Church. A religious monument like no other, the experience of setting foot in Toledo’s Synagogue of Saint Mary the White is as impressive as Cordoba’s more famous mosque-cathedral. I was dazzled by the golden ornamentation, whitewashed walls and forest of Moorish arches. In the central atrium, sunlight streamed in from circular side windows illuminating a dark, bronze cross, hung high and proud.