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Ezra Yaghoub Synagogue (کنیسه عزرا یعقوب), Tehran, Iran
Located in the Oudlajan neighborhood, an old Jewish neighborhood of Tehran, the Ezra Yaghoub Synagogue (کنیسه عزرا یعقوب) in Tehran, Iran was built in 1894 and still stands today.1
Description
History
The synagogue was funded by its namesake, Ezra Yaghoub, who as a successful Iranian Jewish merchant, was the first Iranian to have business in Manchester, England.2 Philanthropist Yeshoua Yehazghel “Joshua Ezekiel” Yadegar (1866-1952) would house migrant workers to Tehran in furnished rooms in the synagogue.3
Features
The synagogue has an area of 524 square meters.4 It has been restored many times.5 The synagogue has a courtyard, which windows face to receive sunlight.6
Current Standing
Since 2004, the Ezra Yaghoub synagogue has been placed on the list of historic buildings in the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Organization.7
The synagogue is still functioning as of 2021, holding services periodically, despite relocation of the Jewish community out of Oudlajan to Yusef Abad.8
Tehran, Iran
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Sources
Notes
1. “Ezra Yaghoub Synagogue Oldest Synagogue in Iran Capital with 127 Years Archaism.” iranpress.com, April 1, 2021. https://iranpress.com/content/36649/ezra-yaghoub-synagogue-oldest-synagogue-iran-capital-with-127-years-archaism.
2. “عزرا یعقوب.” فرهنگ یهودیان ایران. 7dorim”, June 14, 2021. http://www.7dorim.com/Tasavir/kenisa_ezrayaghoob.asp.
3. “Hadj Yeshoua Ezekiel Yadegar.” Iranian Jewish Culture, August 16, 2021. https://www.7dorim.com/en/philanthropists-and-community-leaders/hadj-yeshoua-ezekiel-yadegar/.
4. Iranpress.com, “Ezra Yaghoub Synagogue Oldest Synagogue in Iran Capital with 127 Years Archaism.”
5. “عزرا یعقوب.” فرهنگ یهودیان ایران. 7dorim”
6. Sohrabi, Narciss M. “Tehran Synagogues: The Socio-Cultural Topographies and Architectural Typologies.” Journal of Modern Jewish Studies, 2021, 11-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/14725886.2021.1971934.
7. Iranpress.com, “Ezra Yaghoub Synagogue Oldest Synagogue in Iran Capital with 127 Years Archaism.”
8. Sohrabi, Narciss M. “Tehran Synagogues: The Socio-Cultural Topographies and Architectural Typologies.” Journal of Modern Jewish Studies, 2021, 4. https://doi.org/10.1080/14725886.2021.1971934.
Works Cited
“Ezra Yaghoub Synagogue Oldest Synagogue in Iran Capital with 127 Years Archaism.” iranpress.com, April 1, 2021. https://iranpress.com/content/36649/ezra-yaghoub-synagogue-oldest-synagogue-iran-capital-with-127-years-archaism
“عزرا یعقوب.” فرهنگ یهودیان ایران. 7dorim, June 14, 2021. http://www.7dorim.com/Tasavir/kenisa_ezrayaghoob.asp.
Sohrabi, Narciss M. “Tehran Synagogues: The Socio-Cultural Topographies and Architectural Typologies.” Journal of Modern Jewish Studies, 2021, 4-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/14725886.2021.1971934.
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