Synagogue of the Ashkenazi Jews in Baku

Synagogue in Baku, Azerbaijan

  • 1946 (Korganov)
  • 2003 (Dilara Aliyeva)
MaterialsWhite stone[1][2]

Synagogue of the Ashkenazi Jews in Baku is a synagogue, located at 171 Dilara Aliyeva Street, in Baku, Azerbaijan.[3] The synagogue caters for Ashkenazi and Georgian Jews.

History

In 1946, a building of former depot of the civil defense on the corner of Korganov (now Rasul Rza) and Pervomayskaya (now Dilara Aliyeva) Streets in a semi-basement place was allocated for the present synagogue.[4] The building was repaired and re-equipped for needs of communities together with a community of Georgian Jews of Azerbaijan. Two praying halls were built there: a big one for the Ashkenazi Jews and a small one for Georgian Jews. Means were collected in the result of voluntary donations donated by Azerbaijani Jews. In 2002, it was decided to build a new building for the synagogue. Opening of the new synagogue was held on March 9, 2003.[5][1][6]

At present,[when?] Rabbi Shneor Segal, leader of Alliance of Rabbis in Islamic States is the Chief Rabbi of the synagogue and the Ashkenazi community.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "New Jewish Synagogue Opens in Baku". Azerbaijan International. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  2. ^ "The Synagogue of Ashkenazi Jews". SYNAGOGUES IN AZERBAIJAN. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Синагога ашкеназских евреев".
  4. ^ "Евреи Баку". Наш Баку.
  5. ^ "В Баку открыта новая синагога ашкеназских (европейских) и грузинских евреев".
  6. ^ "Synagogues".
  7. ^ "Report: Iranian plot on Israeli rabbis foiled in Azerbaijan". The Washington Times. 24 January 2012.


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