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Beit Hillel (Avraham Palache) Synagogue in Izmir
Object Detail

Building Date
1840

Synagogue active dates

Reconstruction Dates
restored 2014

Architect/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)

Community

Location
Turkey | Izmir
| Kemeraltı, 921 St.

Style
Unknown|

Material/Technique

Construction Material
Stone

Summary and Remarks

Suggested Reconsdivuction

History/Provenance

Bet Hillel Synagogue has been reconstructed in 2014 by the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality in collaboration with the Jewish Community Foundation of Izmir. The synagogue, serving as a memory house, is open during mid-week and is a good “showcase”, especially as non-Jewish visitors can get preliminary information on a Jewish temple, Judaica objects and the basics of Jewish spiritual life.


Condition

Present Usage
Museum

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
2 (Regional)

Condition of Building Fabric
B (Fair)

Bibliography
Esther Juhas, “Batei kneset,” in Esther Yuhas (ed.), Yehudei sfarad ba-imperiyah ha-osmanit. Prakim be-tarbutam ha-homrit (Jerusalem: The Israel Museum, 1989), pp. 36-51. http://www.izmirjewishheritage.com/synagogues-of-izmir http://www.jewish-heritage-europe.eu/2014/05/22/izmir-project-progress-beit-hillel-synagogue-restored
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

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