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Hesed Beit Avraham Synagogue in Istanbul
Object Detail

Building Date
1920?

Synagogue active dates

Reconstruction Dates
1945, 1955, 1970-71, 1983

Architect/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)

Community

Location
Turkey | Istanbul
| Sirkeci area, behind the train station

Style
Unknown|

Material/Technique

Construction Material
Brick

Summary and Remarks

Suggested Reconsdivuction

History/Provenance

Condition

Present Usage
Synagogue

Present Usage Details

Historical significance: Event/Period

Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore

Historical significance: Person

Architectural Significance: Style

Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration

Urban significance

Significance Rating
1 (Local)

Condition of Building Fabric
B (Fair)

Bibliography

Güleryüz, Naim A. and Izzet Keribar. The Synagogues of Istanbul (Istanbul: Gözlem Gazetecilik Basin ve Yayin Aş, 2008)

Zack, Joel A., The Historic Synagogues of Turkey / Türkie'nin tarihi sinagoglari, Photographs by Devon Jarvis (American Sephardi Federation, 2008)

Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Biography

Photographer
Photograph Date
1993

Remarks

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