Antakya Synagogue

The Antakya Synagogue is located in Antakya, Turkey near the border with Syria. It serves the few remaining members of the once thriving, 2,300-year-old Jewish community of ancient Antioch (now largely composed of descendants of Syrian Jews[1]) that, by 2014, had shrunk to fewer than 20 members.[2][3][4]

The building was erected in 1890. Because Antakya is north of Jerusalem, the synagogue is built with the Torah Ark on the southern wall in a semi-circular apse. (Joel A. Zack, Historic synagogues of Turkey, 2008, p. 188)

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References

  1. ↑ Zvi Bar'el, "Head of tiny Jewish community in Turkey: There's no love between Israeli citizens", Haaretz, August 12, 2013.
  2. ↑ Danya Chudakoff, "Turkey's Jewish community longs for the past: With only 18 members remaining, Antakya's Jewish community struggles to hold onto its rich history and culture." Al Jazeera, May 14, 2014.
  3. ↑ Shirin Ghermezian, "Only 18 Members Remain in 2,300-Year-Old Turkish Jewish Community Following Political, Economic Turmoil", Algemeiner Journal, May 19, 2014.
  4. ↑ Michael Kaplan, "Jews Spent Centuries in Antakya, Turkey. Now, There's Only 17 Left.", The Jewish Daily Forward, October 28, 2014.

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