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Synagogue in Istanbul, Turkey
The
Bet Israel Synagogue
(
Hebrew
:
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) is located in
?i?li
,
Istanbul
,
Turkey
. Like the
Neve Shalom Synagogue
, Bet Israel is supported and governed by the Neve Shalom Foundation. The synagogue was initially built in the 1920s and enlarged into its present size in the early 1950s due to the majority of the Jewish population moving to that area and the immigration from
Nazi
occupied territories. It is currently the most populated synagogue in
Turkey
. The Bet Israel Synagogue can be visited by appointment with the Neve Shalom Foundation.
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There is also another synagogue in
?zmir
with
the same name
.
The synagogue was targeted in the
2003 Istanbul bombings
.
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41°03′15″N
28°59′09″E
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41.0543°N 28.9857°E
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41.0543; 28.9857