Ahrida Synagogue of Istanbul
| Ahrida Synagogue of Istanbul | |
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Balat | |
| State | Turkey |
  Ahrida Synagogue within Istanbul Fatih  Ahrida Synagogue within Istanbul | |
| Geographic coordinates | 41°01′58″N 28°56′44″E / 41.03278°N 28.94556°E |
Ahrida (Ohrid) Synagogue (
Jewish
quarter in the city.
History
It was built by
Iberian peninsula beginning in 1492, and soon were a larger group of Jews in population than the Romaniotes. The Romaniotes of Istanbul, as in many communities, including Thessaloniki became assimilated into the Sephardic culture and adopted the Sephardic liturgy as well as the language of the Sefardim, Judezmo
.
The synagogue building, one of the two ancient synagogues in Istanbul's Ashkenazi communities as a bimah).[2] Ahrida Synagogue is also the only synagogue in Istanbul at which Sabbatai Zevi, founder of the Jewish Sabbatean movement, prayed.[3]
See also
- History of the Jews in Turkey
- List of synagogues in Turkey
- Romaniotes
- History of the Jews in Greece
- Sephardi Jews
- Jewish ethnic divisions § Geographic distribution
References and notes
- ^ a b Fodors.com. "Ahrida Synagogue Review - Istanbul Turkey - Sights". Fodor’s Travel. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
- ^ "Chief Rabbinate of Turkey (Türkiye Hahambaşılığı)". Archived from the original on 15 March 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2007.
- ^ "Istanbul-Sacred Places-Ahrida Synagogue (Turkish)". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2007.
External links
- Chief Rabbinate of Turkey
- Shalom Newspaper - The main Jewish newspaper in Turkey
- Ahrida Synagogue of Istanbul
- https://synagogues-360.anumuseum.org.il/gallery/ahrida-synagogue/
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