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Hevra (Talmud Torah) Synagogue in Izmir
Object Detail

Building Date
184?

Synagogue active dates

Reconstruction Dates
2020

Architect/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)

Community

Location
Turkey | Izmir
| Kemeraltı, Havra St. (937 Sokak No: 4/17)

Style
Unknown|

Material/Technique

Construction Material
Brick

Summary and Remarks

Suggested Reconsdivuction

History/Provenance

The roof of the Hevra (Talmud Torah) Synagogue collapsed in 1999. Due to the decrease of the Jewish population and lack of resources the synagogue was abandoned to its fate. A grant obtained by the Jewish Community Foundation of Izmir from the Consulate of Germany in İzmir in 2020, allowed the removal of the rubble, strengthening of the walls, and the wall plasters as well as the construction of a temporary roof for the protection of the structure. Having provided the basic security, currently the conservation plans for this synagogue are being prepared with the support of an EU grant obtained by the Jewish Community Foundation of Izmir. The synagogue space is currently used for artistic activities such as concerts and contemporary art performances.


Condition

Present Usage
Under reconstruction

Present Usage Details

Historical significance: Event/Period

Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore

Historical significance: Person

Architectural Significance: Style

Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration

Urban significance
Part of shulhoyf

Significance Rating
2 (Regional)

Condition of Building Fabric
C (Poor)

Bibliography
http://www.izmirjewishheritage.com/synagogues-of-izmir Esther Juhasz (ed.), Sephardi Jews in the Ottoman Empire: Aspects of Material Culture (Jerusalem, 1990), p. 37
Güleryüz , Naim A. and Izzet Keribar. The Synagogues of Thrace and Anatolia (Istanbul: Gözlem Gazetecilik Basin ve Yayin Aş, 2008)

Report of 2023, Izmir Jewish Heritage Project, https://jewish-heritage-europe.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Izmir_Jewish_Heritage_Project.pdf (accessed August 9, 2023)

Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Biography

Photographer
Photograph Date
11.2017

Remarks

0 Coordinates: 38.420128, 27.136093