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This article is about Neve Shalom in Istanbul. For the synagogue in Paramaribo, see Neveh Shalom Synagogue. For the synagogue in Portland, Oregon, see Neveh Shalom Synagogue in Portland. For the cooperative village in Israel, see Neve Shalom – Wāħat as-Salām.
Neve Shalom Synagogue 
Basic information Location Büyük Hendek Caddesi 61
Istanbul, TurkeyAffiliation Orthodox Judaism District Galata Year consecrated 1951 Status Active Website Neve Shalom Synagogue Official Website Architectural description Architect(s) Elyo Ventura and Bernar Motola Specifications Capacity 2,000 Neve Shalom Synagogue, (Turkish: Neve Şalom Sinagogu, Hebrew: בית הכנסת נווה שלום; lit. "Oasis of Peace" or "Valley of Peace"), is a synagogue located in the Galata district of Istanbul, Turkey.
When the Jewish population in the old Pera and Galata districts (today encompassed by Beyoğlu district) increased in the late 1930s, a Jewish primary school in the area was torn down in 1949 in order to build a new synagogue and the construction was completed in 1951. The architects were Elyo Ventura and Bernar Motola, young Turkish Jews. The inauguration with the presence of the Chief Rabbi of Turkey of the time, Hakham Bashi Rafael David Saban, was on Sunday, March 25, 1951 (17 Veadar 5711, Hebrew calendar).
Neve Shalom is the central and largest Sephardic synagogue in Istanbul, open to service especially on Shabbats, High Holidays, Bar Mitzvahs, funerals and weddings.
Neve Shalom suffered three terrorist attacks:
- September 6, 1986, which resulted in the death of 22 Turkish Jews, this attacked was blamed on the Palestinian militant Abu Nidal.[1][2][3]
- March 1, 1992, which was a bomb attack and left no casualties, this attack is suspected to have been carried out by the Lebanon-based Shi'ite Muslim group of Hezbollah.[4][5]
- November 16, 2003, the Synagogue was hit by one of the four car bomb attacks in Istanbul (see 2003 Istanbul bombings).[6] Even though a local Turkish militant group, the Great Eastern Islamic Raiders' Front, claimed responsibility for the attacks, police claimed the bombings were "too sophisticated to have been carried out by that group",[7] with a senior Israeli government source saying: "the attack must have been at least coordinated with international terror organizations".[8]
See also
References
- ^ Arsu, Sebnem; Filkins, Dexter (November 16, 2003). "20 in Istanbul Die in Bombings At Synagogues". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/16/world/20-in-istanbul-die-in-bombings-at-synagogues.html. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
- ^ Reeves, Phil (August 20, 2002). "Mystery surrounds 'suicide' of Abu Nidal, once a ruthless killer and face of terror". The Independent (London). http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/mystery-surrounds-suicide-of-abu-nidal-once-a-ruthless-killer-and-face-of-terror-640464.html. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
- ^ "Bombings at Istanbul Synagogues Kill 23". Fox News. November 16, 2003. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,103157,00.html.
- ^ "Bombings at Istanbul Synagogues Kill 23". Fox News. November 16, 2003. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,103157,00.html.
- ^ Arsu, Sebnem; Filkins, Dexter (November 16, 2003). "20 in Istanbul Die in Bombings At Synagogues". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/16/world/20-in-istanbul-die-in-bombings-at-synagogues.html. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
- ^ "Neve Şalom'a ilk saldırı değil (Not the first attack on Neve Shalom)" (in Turkish). Hürriyet daily website. 2003-11-15. http://webarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/2003/11/15/372004.asp. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
- ^ Arsu, Sebnem; Filkins, Dexter (November 16, 2003). "20 in Istanbul Die in Bombings At Synagogues". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/16/world/20-in-istanbul-die-in-bombings-at-synagogues.html. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
- ^ "Bombings at Istanbul Synagogues Kill 23". Fox News. November 16, 2003. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,103157,00.html.
External links
- Chief Rabbinate of Turkey
- Neve Shalom Synagogue Official Website
- Shalom Newspaper - The main Jewish newspaper in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°01′36.1″N 28°58′20.7″E / 41.026694°N 28.972417°E
Categories:- Synagogues in Istanbul
- Buildings and structures completed in 1951
- 20th-century attacks on synagogues and Jewish communal organizations
- 21st-century attacks on synagogues and Jewish communal organizations
- Orthodox synagogues
- Palestinian terrorist incidents in Europe
- Massacres in places of worship
- Terrorist incidents in 2003
- Terrorist incidents in 1992
- Terrorist incidents in 1986
- Beyoğlu, Istanbul
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