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Bet Israel Synagogue
The façade of the synagogue, in 2020
Religion
Affiliation	Judaism
Rite	Nusach Sefard (Eastern)
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue
Status	Active
Location
Location	265 Mithatpaşa Street, Karataş, İzmir, İzmir Province
Country	Turkey
Location of the synagogue near the Aegean Sea, in Turkey
Geographic coordinates	38°24′34″N 27°06′59″E / 38.40933°N 27.11645°E / 38.40933; 27.11645
Architecture
Architect(s)	Nissim Levi
Type	Synagogue architecture
Groundbreaking	1905
Completed	1907; 1954 (renovations)
Specifications
Dome(s)	One
Materials	Brick

The Bet Israel Synagogue, also known as the Beit Israel Synagogue, is a Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 265 Mithatpaşa Street, in the Turgut Reis neighbourhood, in the Karataş quarter of the city of İzmir, in the İzmir Province of Turkey. The synagogue was completed in 1907 and is the largest synagogue in the city, the other major synagogue being the Shaar Hashamaym Synagogue.

History

İzmir's Jewish community was granted state permission to build the synagogue in 1905; it opened two years later.

After 1908, Rabbi Abraham Palacci served as the synagogue's hazzan. The synagogue was renovated in 1954.

On April 4, 2019, an attacker threw a Molotov cocktail at the synagogue. Falling on the sidewalk, the bomb did not destroy the synagogue. The attacker claimed that they were trying to protest the state of Israel. A prominent member of the ruling Justice and Development Party immediately condemned the attack. The official said, "There is no difference between attacks targeting synagogues, churches and mosques; they all target social peace with their hate." İzmir's Jewish community praised local law enforcement for their quick action.

See also

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

References

1. ^ "Beit Israel Synagogue in Izmir". 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. "The Izmir Project". Izmir Jewish Heritage. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
3. Abuaf, Leslie (2013). Stillman, Norman A. (ed.). "Bet Israel Synagogue, Karataş, Izmir". Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World. Brill Online. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
4. Ghiuzeli, Haim F. "The Jewish Community of Izmir". Museum of the Jewish People - Beit Hatfutsot.
5. Danon, Dina (March 24, 2020). The Jews of Ottoman Izmir: A Modern History. Stanford University Press. p. 94. ISBN 9781503610927.
6. Shaw, Stanford J. (1991). "The Jews of the Turkish Republic, since 1923". The Jews of the Ottoman Empire and the Turkish Republic. MacMillan. p. 249. ISBN 978-1-349-12237-0.
7. Oster, Marcy (April 4, 2019). "Synagogue firebombed in Turkey". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved April 4, 2019.

External links

Media related to Bet Israel Synagogue (İzmir) at Wikimedia Commons

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