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Ashkenazi Synagogue ( ) is an Ashkenazi synagogue located near the Galata Tower in Karaköy neighborhood of Beyoğlu in Istanbul , Turkey .1 It is the only currently active Ashkenazi synagogue in Istanbul open to visits and prayers. The synagogue was founded by Jews of Austrian origin in 1900. It is also the last remaining synagogue from a total of three built by Ashkenazim , as the population of Ashkenazi Jews accounts for 4 percent of the total Jewish population of Turkey . Visits to the synagogue can be made during weekday mornings and for Shabbat services on Saturday mornings. The synagogue holds weddings, bar mitzvahs and other religious ceremonies in the Ashkenazi tradition. David Marcus, who also established the Jewish school Bene Berit, served as Rabbi and spiritual leader until his death in 1938. Rabbi Mendy Chitrik , chairman of Alliance of Rabbis in Islamic States , has served as the rabbi of the Ashkenazi Synagogue since 2003. Dome Façade Torahs in the Istanbul Ashkenazi Synagogue "Chief Rabbinate of Turkey (Türkiye Hahambaşılığı)" .2
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Synagogue Interior Torahs in the Istanbul Ashkenazi Synagogue The Ashkenazi Synagogue is an Ashkenazi synagogue located near the Galata Tower in Istanbul , Turkey . It is the only currently active Ashkenazi synagogue in Istanbul open to visits and prayers. The synagogue was founded by Jews of Austrian origin in 1900. It is also the last remaining synagogue among a total of three built by Ashkenazim , as the population of Ashkenazi Jews accounts for 4 percent of total Jewish population of Turkey . Visits to the synagogue can be made during weekday mornings and for Shabbat services on Saturday mornings. The synagogue holds weddings, Bar Mitzvahs and other religious ceremonies in the Ashkenazi tradition. David Marcus, who also established the Jewish school Bene Berit, served as Rabbi and spiritual leader until his death in 1938. Rabbi Mendy Chitrik has served as the rabbi of the Ashkenazi Synagogue since 2003.
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The Ashkenazi Synagogue ( ) is an Ashkenazi synagogue located near the Galata Tower in Karaköy neighborhood of Beyoğlu in Istanbul , Turkey . It is the only currently active Ashkenazi synagogue in Istanbul open to visits and prayers. The synagogue was founded by Jews of Austrian origin in 1900. It is also the last remaining synagogue from a total of three built by Ashkenazim , as the population of Ashkenazi Jews accounts for 4 percent of the total Jewish population of Turkey . Visits to the synagogue can be made during weekday mornings and for Shabbat services on Saturday mornings. The synagogue holds weddings, Bar Mitzvahs and other religious ceremonies in the Ashkenazi tradition. David Marcus, who also established the Jewish school Bene Berit, served as Rabbi and spiritual leader until his death in 1938. Rabbi Mendy Chitrik has served as the rabbi of the Ashkenazi Synagogue since 2003.
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The Ashkenazi Synagogue ( ) is an Ashkenazi synagogue located near the Galata Tower in Karaköy neighborhood of Beyoğlu in Istanbul , Turkey . It is the only currently active Ashkenazi synagogue in Istanbul open to visits and prayers. The synagogue was founded by Jews of Austrian origin in 1900. It is also the last remaining synagogue from a total of three built by Ashkenazim , as the population of Ashkenazi Jews accounts for 4 percent of the total Jewish population of Turkey . Visits to the synagogue can be made during weekday mornings and for Shabbat services on Saturday mornings. The synagogue holds weddings, Bar Mitzvahs and other religious ceremonies in the Ashkenazi tradition. David Marcus, who also established the Jewish school Bene Berit, served as Rabbi and spiritual leader until his death in 1938. Rabbi Mendy Chitrik has served as the rabbi of the Ashkenazi Synagogue since 2003. Dome Façade Torahs in the Istanbul Ashkenazi Synagogue "Chief Rabbinate of Turkey (Türkiye Hahambaşılığı)" .
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Synagogue in Istanbula, Turkey The Ashkenazi Synagogue ( Turkish : Aşkenazi Sinagogu ) is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue , located near the Galata Tower in Karaköy neighborhood of Beyoğlu in Istanbul , Turkey .The congregation worships in the Ashkenazi rite . It is the only currently active Ashkenazi synagogue in Istanbul open to visits and prayers. Historic Synagogues of Europe .Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem . n.d .
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ashkenazi synagogue located near the galata tower in istanbul
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orthodox jewish congregation and synagogue
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