Wikipedia's first sentence called it “synagogue in burgazada”. Today it says “jewish congregation and synagogue”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Burgazada Synagogue , also known as the Ohel Yaakov Synagogue , is a Jewish congregation and synagogue , located on Burgazada , in the Princes' Islands , off Istanbul , in the Istanbul Province of Turkey . There were few Jewish families in the 1950s in Burgaz (Antigone). By the 1960s, the need to have a synagogue arose and permission was granted in 1968 to build one. It is open for services only during summer months, like the other synagogues of the Prince Islands . 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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The opening as it stood in 2010
Burgazada Synagogue Burgazada Synagogue is a synagogue in Burgazada , Istanbul , Turkey . There were few Jewish families in the 1950s in Burgaz (Antigone), but in the 60's the need to have a synagogue arose and permission was taken in 1968 to build one. It is open for services only during summer months, like the other synagogues of the Princes' Islands .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Burgazada Synagogue is a synagogue in Burgazada , Istanbul , Turkey . There were few Jewish families in the 1950s in Burgaz (Antigone), but in the 60's the need to have a synagogue arose and permission was taken in 1968 to build one. It is open for services only during summer months, like the other synagogues of the Prince Islands .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Burgazada Synagogue is a synagogue in Burgazada , Istanbul , Turkey . There were few Jewish families in the 1950s in Burgaz (Antigone), but in the 60's the need to have a synagogue arose and permission was taken in 1968 to build one. It is open for services only during summer months, like the other synagogues of the Prince Islands .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Synagogue in Istanbul, Turkey Burgazada Synagogue is a synagogue in Burgazada , Istanbul , Turkey . There were few Jewish families in the 1950s in Burgaz (Antigone), but in the 60's the need to have a synagogue arose and permission was taken in 1968 to build one. It is open for services only during summer months, like the other synagogues of the Prince Islands .
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synagogue in burgazada
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jewish congregation and synagogue
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