Haim Synagogue

Haim Synagogue
בית הכנסת חַיִּים‬
کنیسای حییم
Basic information
Location 30 Tir Street
Iran Tehran, Iran
Affiliation Orthodox Judaism
District 12 (Park-e Shahr)
Architectural description
Architectural style Qajar
Completed 1913

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

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

History

Following the Constitutional Revolution, the Haim Synagogue was built in 1913 by Iranian Jewish scholar Solayman Haïm, under the reign of Ahmad Shah Qajar.[5] It has often been considered the first urban synagogue in Iran. Prior to its construction, most synagogues in Iran were located in ghettos.[5]

World War II

By the time of World War II, the Haim Synagogue hosted Polish Jewish refugees.[6] The increase of Polish Jewish refugees in 1940 resulted in the establishment of a new Ashkenazi synagogue, the Danial Synagogue, next to the Haim Synagogue.[5]

Operation Ezra and Nehemiah

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

See also

References

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

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