The remarkably well-preserved basilica was part of a public meeting place where citizens and politicians could socialize, ...

The 2,000-year-old basilica was “once the beating heart of Roman London,” the Museum of London Archaeology said.

Shrem’s unique musical talents quickly earned him the right to serve as the chief chazzan at some of the most central and well-known Syrian shuls in the city: at Magen David and then Bnei Yosef.