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Karaite Synagogue (Istanbul)

Coordinates: 41°02′24″N 28°57′09.6″E / 41.04000°N 28.952667°E / 41.04000; 28.952667
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Karaite Synagogue
  • Hebrew: בית הכנסת הקראי באיסטנבול
  • Turkish: Karahim Sinagogu
The synagogue, in 2009
Religion
AffiliationJudaism
RiteKaraite
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusSynagogue
StatusActive
Location
LocationDere Street, Hasköy, Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Istanbul Province
CountryTurkey
Karaite Synagogue (Istanbul) is located in Istanbul
Karaite Synagogue (Istanbul)
Location of the synagogue in Istanbul
Geographic coordinates41°02′24″N 28°57′09.6″E / 41.04000°N 28.952667°E / 41.04000; 28.952667
Architecture
TypeSynagogue architecture
StyleByzantine
Groundbreaking1840
Completed1842; 1918 (renovations)
MaterialsStone
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The Karaite Synagogue (Hebrew: בית הכנסת הקראי באיסטנבול, romanizedBayṯ hak-Kənesseṯ haq-Qārāʾi bIsṭanbul; Turkish: Karahim Sinagogu, Karaim Sinagogu, Karayim Sinagogu) is a Karaite Jewish congregation and synagogue or kenesa, located on Dere Street, in Hasköy, in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, in the Istanbul Province of Turkey. Completed in 1842, the synagogue is open, yet only open for the Karaite Passover services, or by arrangement.[2]

History

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The building's date of construction is unclear; it may date to Byzantine times. The building was in ruins in the sixteenth century; it was repaired in 1536, burned in 1729, rebuilt, burned again in 1774, rebuilt between 1776 and 1780, restored in 1842, and burned again in 1918.[3] The Karaite congregation of the town also has a cemetery.[4] The trust behind these institutions is called Hasköy Türk Karaim Musevi Sinagogu Vakfı. Today the Kenesa functions only at the Karaite Passover. Contact to the congregation can be built via the Turkish Chief Rabbinate or the Jewish Museum of Turkey.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Karaite Kenessa in 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.
  3. ^ Göncüoğlu, Süleyman Faruk (Winter 2002). "İstanbul Hasköy'de Karayim Sinagogu (Kal Ha Kadoş Be Kuşta Bene Mikra)". İlgi (103): 28–35.
  4. ^ TAU Documentation Project, Karaite Cemetery. 2002
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