Ezra Yaghoub Synagogue
{{Short description|Orthodox synagogue in Tehran, Iran}}
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The Ezra Yaghoub Synagogue ({{langx|fa|کنیسه عزرا یعقوب}}) is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the Old Jewish Quarter, in the Oudlajan neighborhood of Tehran, Iran. Completed in 1895, the synagogue is one of oldest synagogues in Tehran.
History
The synagogue was established during the reign of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar and was repaired and restored many times since then. The synagogue was completed in 1894–1895 AD (1273 SH) on a {{convert|524|m2|sqft|adj=on}} site. Ezra Yaghoub, for whom the synagogue is named, was a prominent Iranian Jewish merchant and was the first person to make business contact with the city of Manchester in England. After his death, aged forty years, his widow spent most of his fortune on charity for the Iranian Jews.{{cite journal |author=Sohrabi, N. M. |year=2024 |title=The politics of in/visibility: The Jews of urban Tehran |journal=Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses |volume=53 |number=1 |pages=74–92 |doi=10.1177/00084298231152642 |url=https://doi.org/10.1177/00084298231152642 |access-date=8 October 2024 }}
The building was placed on the list of historic buildings in the Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization since 2004–2005 AD (1383 SH).{{cite web |url=http://www.7dorim.com/Tasavir/kenisa_ezrayaghoob.asp |title=عزرا یعقوب |trans-title=Kenisa Ezra Yacoub |work=7dorim.com |lang=fa |date= |accessdate=2014-06-15}} At its peak, the synagogue would have accommodated approximately 200 worshippers.{{cite web |author=Shaoul, Eshagh |title=May 2008 Visit |work=Sarechal, 50 Years Later |date=2008 |access-date=8 October 2024 |url=http://sarechal.com/NewMainPages/My_Sarechal.html }}
In 2019, several antique Torah scrolls were stolen from the synagogue.{{cite news |author=Melamed, Karmel |title=Three Antique Torahs Stolen from Synagogue in Tehran's Jewish Ghetto |work=Jewish Journal |date=20 March 2019 |access-date=8 October 2024 |url=https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/blogs/295405/three-antique-torahs-stolen-from-synagogue-in-tehrans-jewish-ghetto/ }}
See also
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References
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External links
- {{cite web |author=Shaoul, Eshagh |title=Photo Gallery from May 2008 Visit to Sarechal: Scenes from a Synagogue and a Mosque on the Same Street |work=Sarechal, 50 Years Later |date=2008 |access-date=8 October 2024 |format=image gallery |url=http://sarechal.com/NewMainPages/Sarechal_photoGal_synagogues.html }}
{{Jews and Judaism in Iran}}
Category:1890s establishments in Iran
Category:1894 establishments in Asia
Category:19th-century synagogues in the Middle East
Category:Buildings and structures in Tehran
Category:Buildings of the Qajar period
Category:Jewish organizations established in 1894
Category:Orthodox synagogues in the Middle East
Category:Orthodox Judaism in the Arab world
Category:Synagogues completed in 1895
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