Şişli (Beit Israel) Synagogue in Istanbul
Object Detail
Building Date
1951-1952
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction Dates
1960-61 (social center and mikveh added)
Style
Unknown|
Material/Technique
Construction Material
Concrete
Summary and Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Condition
Present Usage
Synagogue
Present Usage Details
Historical significance: Event/Period
A bomb exploaded in front of the synagogue on 15 November, 2003.
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
Significance Rating
2 (Regional)
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
Photograph Copyright
Center for Jewish Art
Photographer
Unknown
Photograph Date
1993
Remarks
0 Coordinates: 41.054401, 28.985723