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Bet Israel Synagogue
Hebrew: קהל קדוש בית ישראל
Religion
Affiliation	Judaism
Rite	Nusach Sefard
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue
Status	Active
Location
Location	Efe Street, Şişli, Istanbul, Istanbul Province
Country	Turkey
Location of the synagogue in Istanbul
Geographic coordinates	41°03′15″N 28°59′09″E / 41.0543°N 28.9857°E / 41.0543; 28.9857
Architecture
Architect(s)	Aram Deragobyan Jak Pardo
Type	Synagogue architecture
Completed	1952; 1961 (additions)
Materials	Concrete

The Bet Israel Synagogue (Hebrew: קהל קדוש בית ישראל), also known as the Beit Israel Synagogue, is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on Efe Street, in Şişli, Istanbul, in the Istanbul Province of Turkey.

History

The Bet Israel Synagogue, together with the Neve Shalom Synagogue, is supported and governed by the Neve Shalom Foundation. A synagogue was initially built in the 1920s and enlarged into its present size in the early 1950s due to the majority of the Jewish population moving to that area and the immigration from Nazi occupied territories. It is currently the most populated synagogue in Turkey. The Bet Israel Synagogue can be visited by appointment with the Neve Shalom Foundation.

The synagogue was targeted in the 2003 Istanbul bombings.

See also

• History of the Jews in Turkey
• List of synagogues in Turkey

References

1. ^ "Şişli (Beit Israel) Synagogue in Istanbul". Historic Synagogues of Europe. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
2. "Chief Rabbinate of Turkey (Türkiye Hahambaşılığı)". Archived from the original on March 29, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2008.

External links

• "Chief Rabbinate of Turkey". Archived from the original on May 13, 2007.
• "Home page". Shalom Newspaper (in Turkish). Archived from the original on October 17, 2007.

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