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Kadosh or Los Foresteros (Orhim) Synagogue in Izmir
Object Detail

Building Date
17th century (?)

Synagogue active dates
until mid-20th cenury

Reconstruction Dates

Architect/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)

Community

Location
Turkey | Izmir
| Kemeraltı, Havra St. - 927th Street

Style
Unknown|

Material/Technique

Construction Material
Stone

Summary and Remarks

Suggested Reconsdivuction

History/Provenance

After being destroyed by a fire, its courtyard served for many years as a kosher poultry slaughterhouse. Later it has been totally abandoned by the Community. Currently, the remains of the building are being taken under protection by a temporary roof, strengthening works of the walls, and clearing the pathways from rubble with the financial support of the Consulate of Germany in Izmir. As in the case of the Hevra (Talmud Torah) Synagogue, the implementation plans of Forasteros are expected to be completed by the end of Summer 2023, with the EU grant obtained by the Jewish Community Foundation of İzmir.


Condition
Ruin

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
D (Very bad)

Bibliography
http://www.izmirjewishheritage.com/synagogues-of-izmir http://xn--kemeralt-0kb.com/izmirdeki-havralar/
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)

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
11.2017

Remarks

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