Haim Synagogue
As of February 2016, the synagogue was opened only on the occasions of Shabbat and the High Holy Days, due mainly to emigration and decline in membership.
History
The Haim Synagogue was built following the Iranian Constitutional Revolution in 1913, under the reign of Ahmad Shah Qajar, by two Iranian Jewish residents Eshagh Sedgh and Eshagh Moradoff. It has often been considered the first urban synagogue in Iran. Prior to its construction, most synagogues in Iran were built in ghettos.
The building was designed by Azizollah Banayan, the only Jewish architect at the time.
World War II
By the time of World War II, the Haim Synagogue hosted a number of Polish Jewish refugees. After an increase in the number of Polish Jewish refugees, the Ashkenazi Danial Synagogue was built near the Haim Synagogue in 1940.
Operation Ezra and Nehemiah
In the 1950s, the Haim Synagogue was used as a refugee camp to host a number of Iraqi Jewish refugees, who immigrated to Israel via Iran as part of Operation Ezra and Nehemiah.
Gallery
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A panel in the synagogue, reading "this is the God's gate; the righteous will enter it" (Psalm 118:20).
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Entrance of the yard.
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Haim Synagogue from the outside.
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Detail of the synagogue's bema.
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Synagogue detail
See also
References
- ^ Sohrabi, Narciss M. (2021). "Tehran synagogues: the socio-cultural topographies and architectural typologies". Journal of Modern Jewish Studies: 9. doi:10.1080/14725886.2021.1971934.
- ^ Massil, Stephen W. (2002). The Jewish Year Book. Vallentine Mitchell. p. 158.
- ^ "Different Dining Experience in Downtown Tehran". Financial Tribune. August 21, 2017.
- ^ "قدم زدن در خيابان اديان". Hamshahri (in Persian). Archived from the original on December 29, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- ^ "Take a virtual tour of Haim synagogue in Tehran, Iran". The Iran-Israel Observer. February 6, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- ^ "خیابانی برای گفتگوی ادیان در تهران". Farda News (in Persian). Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- ^ "Iran". Momentum Tours & Travel. Florida. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
Further reading
- Sohrabi, Narciss M. (2021). "Tehran synagogues: the socio-cultural topographies and architectural typologies". Journal of Modern Jewish Studies. doi:10.1080/14725886.2021.1971934.