Wikipedia's first sentence called it “synagogue located in ortaköy”. Today it says “jewish congregation and synagogue”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Etz Ahayim Synagogue ( Hebrew : קהל קדוש עץ החיים ), also known as the Beit Yaakov Synagogue or the Ortaköy Synagogue , is a Jewish congregation and synagogue , located on Icadiye Street, in Kuzguncuk , Ortaköy , on the coast near the right leg of Bosphorus Bridge , in Istanbul , in the Istanbul Province of Turkey . It is unknown when the original synagogue was built, but it is estimated to be before 1703. The building also housed an academy for over one hundred years. The synagogue was totally destroyed by fire in 1941 with only the marble Aron Kodesh remaining intact. The synagogue was subsequently rebuilt. The synagogue serves Ashkenazi Jews and is also known as the 'Tree of Life' synagogue. Historic Synagogues of Europe . Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem . n.d . Zaman tünelinden bir bakış: Ortaköy ve Museviler . Kapı yayınları İnceleme, araştırma (in Turkish) (1. basım ed.). İstanbul: Kapı Yayınları. The Times of Israel .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Ortaköy Etz Ahayim Synagogue The Etz Ahayim Synagogue , also known as the Ortaköy Synagogue , is synagogue located in Ortaköy , Istanbul , Turkey , on the coast near the right leg of Bosphorus Bridge . The synagogue was totally destroyed by fire in 1941 with only the marble Aron Kodesh remaining intact. The synagogue was subsequently rebuilt.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
The Etz Ahayim Synagogue , also known as the Ortaköy Synagogue , is synagogue located in Ortaköy , Istanbul , Turkey , on the coast near the right leg of Bosphorus Bridge . The synagogue was totally destroyed by fire in 1941 with only the marble Aron Kodesh remaining intact. The synagogue was subsequently rebuilt.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
The Etz Ahayim Synagogue ( Hebrew : קהל קדוש עץ החיים), also known as the Ortaköy Synagogue , is synagogue located in Ortaköy , Istanbul , Turkey , on the coast near the right leg of Bosphorus Bridge . The synagogue was totally destroyed by fire in 1941 with only the marble Aron Kodesh remaining intact. The synagogue was subsequently rebuilt.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Synagogue in Istanbul, Turkey Photograph of the doorway into the synagogue The Etz Ahayim Synagogue ( Hebrew : קהל קדוש עץ החיים), also known as the Ortaköy Synagogue , is synagogue located in Ortaköy , Istanbul , Turkey , on the coast near the right leg of Bosphorus Bridge .It is unknown when the original synagogue was built, but it is estimated to be before 1703.The building also housed an academy for over one hundred years. The synagogue was totally destroyed by fire in 1941 with only the marble Aron Kodesh remaining intact. The synagogue was subsequently rebuilt. The synagogue serves Ashkenazi Jews and is also known as the 'Tree of Life' synagogue.The European Side of the Bosphorus "Chief Rabbinate of Turkey (Türkiye Hahambaşılığı)" .Zaman tünelinden bir bakış: Ortaköy ve Museviler .Kapı yayınları İnceleme, araştırma (1. basım ed.). İstanbul: Kapı Yayınları.Diarna website Times of Israel, article dated June 14, 2017
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synagogue located in ortaköy
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jewish congregation and synagogue
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