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Grand Synagogue of Edirne, aka Adrianople Synagogue (Hebrew: קל קדוש הגדול, Turkish: Edirne Büyük Sinagogu) is a historic Sephardi synagogue located in Maarif Street of Edirne, Turkey. It was designed in the Moorish Revival style and restored in 2015.
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Sep 8, 2017 · Grand Synagogue of Edirne was designed by the French architect France Depré in the architectural style of Moorish Revival. The location of the new synagogue was the site of the ruined synagogues Mayor and Pulya in Suriçi neighbourhood. The construction costs were 1,200 gold coins.
Mar 28, 2016 · Finally, the restoration was started in 2010 and the Grand Synagogue reopened on March 26, 2015, after 48 years of disrepair. Edirne’s Jewish community that spread to İstanbul and Israel also met in the first commemoration. The Jewish quarter was full of relatives and old friends like Rifat Mitrani’s childhood companions.
Apr 13, 2015 · Reuters. April 13, 201511:01 AM PDTUpdated 9 years ago. By Ayla Jean Yackley. When the domes of Edirne’s abandoned Great Synagogue caved in, Rifat Mitrani, the town’s last Jew, knew it...
May 30, 2016 · Advertisement. Homepage. For first time in decades, famous Turkey shul hosts wedding. Under heavy security, over 1,000 attend ceremony at Grand Synagogue of Edirne, including local...
Reopened in 2016 after a 36-year closure and a five-year US$2.5 million restoration project, Edirne's Grand Synagogue is the sole reminder of when a community of more than 20,000 Sephardic Jews lived in the city.
Description. Opened in 1909, restored in 2015. It is a Sephardic Synagogue. Edirne, Turkey. © Mapbox, © OpenStreetMap. Sources. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Synagogue_of_Edirn e. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-jews-idUSKBN0ML1LH20150325. Have additional information, photos, connections, or other resources to contribute?
