Etz Ahayim Synagogue

The Etz Ahayim Synagogue ( Hebrew : ??? ???? ?? ?????), also known as the Ortakoy Synagogue , is synagogue located in Ortakoy , Istanbul , Turkey , on the coast near the right leg of Bosphorus Bridge . ^[1]

It is unknown when the original synagogue was built, but it is estimated to be before 1703. ^[2] The building also housed an academy for over one hundred years. ^[3]

The synagogue was totally destroyed by fire in 1941 with only the marble Aron Kodesh remaining intact. The synagogue was subsequently rebuilt. ^[4]^[5]

The synagogue serves Ashkenazi Jews ^[6] and is also known as the 'Tree of Life' synagogue. ^[7]

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^ "Turkish Jewish Community - Ortakoy Etz Ahayim Synagogue" . www.turkyahudileri.com . Retrieved 2022-09-15 .
^ Ephesus Tours Guide, profile page
^ J Guide Europe, The European Side of the Bosphorus
^ "Chief Rabbinate of Turkey (Turkiye Hahamba?ılı?ı)" . Archived from the original on 29 March 2010 . Retrieved 22 April 2007 .
^ Tanrıover, Yasin (2011). Zaman tunelinden bir bakı?: Ortakoy ve Museviler . Kapı yayınları ?nceleme, ara?tırma (1. basım ed.). ?stanbul: Kapı Yayınları. ISBN 978-605-4322-48-0 .
^ Diarna website
^ Times of Israel, article dated June 14, 2017

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[1] "Turkish Jewish Community - Ortakoy Etz Ahayim Synagogue" . www.turkyahudileri.com . Retrieved 2022-09-15 .

[2] Ephesus Tours Guide, profile page

[3] J Guide Europe, The European Side of the Bosphorus

[4] "Chief Rabbinate of Turkey (Turkiye Hahamba?ılı?ı)" . Archived from the original on 29 March 2010 . Retrieved 22 April 2007 .

[5] Tanrıover, Yasin (2011). Zaman tunelinden bir bakı?: Ortakoy ve Museviler . Kapı yayınları ?nceleme, ara?tırma (1. basım ed.). ?stanbul: Kapı Yayınları. ISBN 978-605-4322-48-0 .

[6] Diarna website

[7] Times of Israel, article dated June 14, 2017

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