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'''Temple Emil''' was a [[Judaism|Jewish]] [[synagogue]] in [[Manila]], [[Philippines]]. |
'''Temple Emil''' was a [[Judaism|Jewish]] [[synagogue]] in [[Manila]], [[Philippines]]. |
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Consecrated in 1924, it was the first synagogue in the Philippines<ref name=jewishlibrary>{{cite web |title=Philippines Virtual Jewish History Tour |url=https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/philippines-virtual-jewish-history-tour |website=Jewish Virtual Library |publisher=merican-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise |access-date=4 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Philippines |url=https://www.worldjewishcongress.org/en/about/communities/ph |publisher=World Jewish Congress |access-date=4 May 2023 |language=EN}}</ref> and was funded by the family of [[Emil Bachrach]], an [[American Jews|American Jew]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Harris |first1=Bonnie |title=Manila Memories: History of Jews in the Philippines |journal=Asian Jewish Life |issue=11 |url=http://asianjewishlife.org/pages/articles/AJL_Issue_11_Jan2013/AJL_Feature_Manila_Memories.html}}</ref> It was destroyed in [[World War II]] |
Consecrated in 1924, it was the first synagogue in the Philippines<ref name=jewishlibrary>{{cite web |title=Philippines Virtual Jewish History Tour |url=https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/philippines-virtual-jewish-history-tour |website=Jewish Virtual Library |publisher=merican-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise |access-date=4 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Philippines |url=https://www.worldjewishcongress.org/en/about/communities/ph |publisher=World Jewish Congress |access-date=4 May 2023 |language=EN}}</ref> and was funded by the family of [[Emil Bachrach]], an [[American Jews|American Jew]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Harris |first1=Bonnie |title=Manila Memories: History of Jews in the Philippines |journal=Asian Jewish Life |issue=11 |url=http://asianjewishlife.org/pages/articles/AJL_Issue_11_Jan2013/AJL_Feature_Manila_Memories.html}}</ref> It was destroyed in [[World War II]] during the [[Battle of Manila (1945)|1945 Battle of Manila]] which led to the end of the [[Japanese occupation of the Philippines|Japanese occupation]].<ref name="harris">{{cite journal |last1=Harris |first1=Bonnie |title=Cantor Joseph Cysner: From Zbaszyn to Manila The Creation of an American Holocaust Haven |page=62 |access-date=4 May 2023}}</ref> |
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It was situated along [[Taft Avenue]] in [[Manila]]. The building exhibited a [[Moorish architecture]] style.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Philippines: A distant haven from the Holocaust |url=https://www.jpost.com/metro/the-philippines-a-distant-haven-from-the-holocaust-488500 |access-date=4 May 2023 |work=The Jerusalem Post}}</ref> |
It was situated along [[Taft Avenue]] in [[Manila]]. The building exhibited a [[Moorish architecture]] style.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Philippines: A distant haven from the Holocaust |url=https://www.jpost.com/metro/the-philippines-a-distant-haven-from-the-holocaust-488500 |access-date=4 May 2023 |work=The Jerusalem Post}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 21:23, 4 May 2023
| Temple Emil | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
Year consecrated | 1924 |
| Status | Synagogue |
| Location | |
| Location | Manila |
| Country | Philippines |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Moorish |
| Funded by | Emil Bachrach |
| Destroyed | 1945 |
Temple Emil was a Jewish synagogue in Manila, Philippines.
Consecrated in 1924, it was the first synagogue in the Philippines[1][2] and was funded by the family of Emil Bachrach, an American Jew.[3] It was destroyed in World War II during the 1945 Battle of Manila which led to the end of the Japanese occupation.[4]
It was situated along Taft Avenue in Manila. The building exhibited a Moorish architecture style.[5]
The
Beth Yaacov Synagogue would be built in 1982 to replace Temple Emil in another site in Makati
.
References
- ^ "Philippines Virtual Jewish History Tour". Jewish Virtual Library. merican-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Philippines". World Jewish Congress. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ Harris, Bonnie. "Manila Memories: History of Jews in the Philippines". Asian Jewish Life (11).
- ^ Harris, Bonnie. "Cantor Joseph Cysner: From Zbaszyn to Manila The Creation of an American Holocaust Haven": 62.
{{cite journal}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "The Philippines: A distant haven from the Holocaust". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 4 May 2023.