Neve Shalom Synagogue in Istanbul
Object Detail
Building Date
1949-1951
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction Dates
1987, 2004
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
On 6 September, 1986, the synagogue was attacked by terrorists, 25 people killed.
The attack on 1 March, 1992, was thwarted.
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
3 (National)
Condition of Building Fabric
A (Good)
Bibliography
Alona Nitzan-Shiftan, "The Sephardi Synagogue: The Fusion of Sefardic Jewish Tradition with Ottoman Architectural Forms," in Attilio Petruccioli (ed.), Sefarad: Architettura e urbanistica ebraiche dopo il 1492 (Ferrara, 1992), pp. 129-144, p. 141;
Güleryüz, Naim A. and Izzet Keribar. The Synagogues of Istanbul (Istanbul: Gözlem Gazetecilik Basin ve Yayin Aş, 2008)
Güleryüz, Naim A. and Izzet Keribar. The Synagogues of Istanbul (Istanbul: Gözlem Gazetecilik Basin ve Yayin Aş, 2008)
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Biography
Photograph Copyright
Center for Jewish Art
Photographer
Photograph Date
1994
Remarks
0 Coordinates: 41.026878, 28.972622