Yusef Abad Synagogue
{{Short description|Orthodox synagogue in Tehran, Iran}}
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| building_name = Yusef Abad Synagogue
| native_name = {{ubl|{{langx|he|בית הכנסת יוסף-אבד}}|{{langx|fa|کنیسه یوسف آباد}}}}
| image =YusefAbad synagogue Tehran.jpg
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| caption = The synagogue interior in 2005
| location = 15th St., Sayyed Jamáleddin e Asadábádi Ave, Yusef Abad, Tehran
| country = Iran
| map_type = Iran Tehran
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| map_caption = Location of the synagogue in Tehran
| coordinates = {{coord|35.7275|N|51.4092|E|source:wikidata_region:IR_type:landmark|format=dms|display=it}}
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| religious_affiliation = Orthodox Judaism
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| status = Synagogue
| functional_status = Active
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| architecture_type = Synagogue architecture
| architecture_style = Persian
| funded_by = Ibrahim Yosiyan
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| established = {{circa|1950}} {{small|(as a congregation)}}
| year_completed = 1965
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| capacity = 900 worshippers
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| interior_area = {{cvt|1076|m2}}
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| materials = Brick; tiles; timber
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The Yusef Abad Synagogue ({{langx|fa|کنیسه یوسف آباد|Kanise-ye Yusef Ābād}}; {{langx|he|בית הכנסת יוסף-אבד}}), officially Sukkat Shalom Synagogue ({{langx|he|סוֹכַּת שָׁאלוֹם||Tent of Peace}}), is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at the junction of 15th Street and Sayyed Jamáleddin e Asadábádi Ave, in the Yusef Abad neighborhood of Tehran, in Iran.
It is the main{{cite journal |last1=Sohrabi |first1=Narciss M. |title=Tehran synagogues: the socio-cultural topographies and architectural typologies |journal=Journal of Modern Jewish Studies |date=2021 |pages=1-14 |doi=10.1080/14725886.2021.1971934|s2cid=240852845 }} synagogue of Tehran, and it is also one of the largest synagogues of the city.{{cite web |url=https://www.7dorim.com/en/pictures/the-synagogue-of-yousef-abad/ |title=The Synagogue of Yousef Abad |work=7dorim.com |publisher=The Center for Research & Analysis of Iranian Jewish History |date=Spring 2009 |access-date=8 October 2024 |format=with image gallery }}
History
The original building that housed the synagogue was completed in the early 1950s. With the growth of the Jewish population of the capital especially in the Yusef Abad neighborhood, it was decided that a newer building was needed. With the help of local community leaders headed by Avraham Yusian, the construction of the new facade was completed in October 1965. The doors of the new synagogue were opened to the public on Rosh Hashanah 5726 (Hebrew calendar).{{cite journal |author=Sohrabi, Narciss 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 |url=https://doi.org/10.1177/00084298231152642 |access-date=8 October 2024 }}
Predominately Persian in style, the synagogue is well known for its tile mosaics, in blue, white and black, and traces of green, yellow, and beige.{{cite web |url=http://archive.diarna.org/site/detail/public/3056/ |title=Yusef Abad Synagogue, Tehran, Iran |work=diarna.org |publisher=Digital Heritage Mapping |date=2015 |access-date=8 October 2024 }}
On February 8, 2003, President Mohammad Khatami visited Yusef Abad Synagogue becoming the first President of Iran to visit a synagogue since the Islamic Revolution. Chief Rabbi Yousef Hamadani Cohen, Haroun Yashayaei, and Morris Motamed attended and represented the Jewish community of Iran.{{cite web |url=http://www.iranjewish.com/News_e/22-1.htm |title=Report of Iranian President’s visit from Yousef-Abad Synagogue, Tehran |work=Tehran Jewish Committee |date=February 2003 |access-date= }} For the event, Chief Rabbi Cohen led the opening the Torah scroll ark and the reciting of prayers.{{cite web |url=http://members.ngfp.org/Month/Month_Item.2004-03-26.0421 |title=President Khatami visits the main synagogue in Teheran on Tu B'shvat |work=Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture |date=26 March 2004 |access-date= }}
Gallery
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See also
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References
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External links
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- {{cite web |url=http://www.negareshsevom.com/ |title=Home page |work=Negaresh Sevom: Iranian Jewish Cultural, Social and Analytical |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100219215218/http://www.negareshsevom.com/ |archive-date=2010-02-19 |lang=fa |date= |access-date= }}
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Category:1950s establishments in Iran
Category:20th-century synagogues in the Middle East
Category:Jewish organizations established in the 1950s
Category:Synagogues completed in 1965
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