Haim Synagogue

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Haim Synagogue
בית הכנסת חַיִּים‎
کنیسه حییم
Haim Synagogue, Tehran.jpg
Religion
AffiliationOrthodox Judaism
District12 (Park-e Shahr)
Location
Location30 Tir Street
Iran Tehran, Iran
Architecture
StyleQajar
Completed1913

The Haim Synagogue (Persian: کنیسه حییم, Kenisā-ye Hayim; Hebrew: בית הכנסת חַיִּים) is an Orthodox synagogue in Tehran, Iran.[1] It is located in 30 Tir Street, formerly known as Qavam-os-Saltane, in central Tehran.[2][3][4]

In recent years, the synagogue is only opened on the occasions of Shabbat and the High Holy Days, due mainly to emigration and decline in membership.[4]

History[]

The Haim Synagogue was built following the Iranian Constitutional Revolution in 1913, under the reign of Ahmad Shah Qajar, by two Iranian Jewish residents Eshagh Sedgh and Eshagh Moradoff.[5] It has often been considered the first urban synagogue in Iran. Prior to its construction, most synagogues in Iran were built in ghettos.[5]

World War II[]

By the time of World War II, the Haim Synagogue hosted a number of Polish Jewish refugees.[6] After an increase in the number of Polish Jewish refugees, a new Ashkenazi synagogue by the name of Danial Synagogue was built near the Haim Synagogue in 1940.[5]

Operation Ezra and Nehemiah[]

In the 1950s, the Haim Synagogue was used as a refugee camp to host a number of Iraqi Jewish refugees, who immigrated to Israel via Iran as part of Operation Ezra and Nehemiah.[6][4]

Gallery[]

  • A panel in the synagogue, reading "this is the God's gate; the righteous will enter it" (Psalm 118:20).

  • Entrance of the yard.

  • Haim Synagogue from the outside.

  • Detail of the synagogue's bema.

  • Haim Synagogue کنیسه حیم 3.jpg

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Massil, Stephen W. (2002). The Jewish Year Book. Vallentine Mitchell. p. 158.
  2. ^ "Different Dining Experience in Downtown Tehran". Financial Tribune. 21 August 2017.
  3. ^ "قدم زدن در خيابان اديان". Hamshahri (in Persian). Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "Take a virtual tour of Haim synagogue in Tehran, Iran". The Iran-Israel Observer. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  5. ^ a b c "خیابانی برای گفتگوی ادیان در تهران". Farda News (in Persian). Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Iran". Momentum Tours & Travel. Florida. Retrieved 23 July 2017.

Further reading[]

  • Sohrabi, Narciss M. (2021). "Tehran synagogues: the socio-cultural topographies and architectural typologies". Journal of Modern Jewish Studies. doi:10.1080/14725886.2021.1971934.

External links[]

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