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Burgazada Synagogue

Coordinates: 40°52′50″N 29°04′09″E / 40.88067°N 29.06914°E / 40.88067; 29.06914
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Burgazada Synagogue
Religion
AffiliationJudaism
RiteNusach Sefard
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusSynagogue
StatusActive
Location
LocationBurgazada, Princes' Islands, Istanbul, Istanbul Province
CountryTurkey
Burgazada Synagogue is located in Istanbul
Burgazada Synagogue
Location of the synagogue in Istanbul
Geographic coordinates40°52′50″N 29°04′09″E / 40.88067°N 29.06914°E / 40.88067; 29.06914
Architecture
TypeSynagogue architecture
Completed1968; 1994 (renovations)
MaterialsBrick
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The Burgazada Synagogue, also known as the Ohel Yaakov Synagogue, is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on Burgazada, in the Princes' Islands, off Istanbul, in the Istanbul Province of Turkey.

There were few Jewish families in the 1950s in Burgaz (Antigone). By the 1960s, the need to have a synagogue arose and permission was granted in 1968 to build one. It is open for services only during summer months, like the other synagogues of the Prince Islands.[2]

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References and notes

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  1. ^ "Ohel Yaakov Synagogue in Burgazada Island, Istanbul". Historic Synagogues of Europe. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "Chief Rabbinate of Turkey (Türkiye Hahambaşılığı)". Archived from the original on March 29, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2008.
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