Yusef abad also transliterated as yousef abad, yusuf abad, yusof abad, yousuf abad, persian. I went to the main synagogue in tehran synagogue of yousef abad some pictures of it towards the end of the picture album linked above. Naghib street this street did not appear on the map. Irans top court approves death penalty for researcher accused of spying for israel obamas right. The official name of the yusef abad synagogue is sukat shalom synagogue. The fascinating history and political lives of jews in iran common. The lack of security, we learned, was because synagogues in iran are safe places.
How irans jews survive in mullahs world the forward. Yousef abad area was constructed by mirza yousef ash. In 1999, feizollah mekhoubad, a 78yearold cantor of the popular yousef abad synagogue in tehran, had his eyes gouged out before he was the last jew to be officially executed by the regime, the report stated. In september 2015, president rouhani posted a message on his official twitter account wishing jews a happy new year in hebrew, noting shared abrahamic roots between muslims and jews. Top us jewish group condemns reported vandalism at synagogue in iran by ben cohen. Frequently understood as a passive minority group, and often marginalized by the zoroastrian and succeeding muslim hegemony, the jews of iran are instead portrayed in this book as having had an active role in the development of iranian history, society, and culture. He was the spiritual leader of irans jews from 19932007, and remained a. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever assembled. Banks, restaurants and auto dealers are potential buyers of such property. Prayer books belsize belsize belsize square synagogue. Rabbi yousef hamadani cohen was irans former chief rabbi and one of the cornerstones of the countrys jewish community. This article needs additional citations for verification. Sayed jamaleddin asad abadi usually considered to be the main street of yusef abad area, ibnesina avicena or poor sina, jahan ara, mahram. This is friday night, shabbat iranian style, and the synagogue in an affluent neighborhood of north tehran is filled to capacity with more than 400 worshipers.
Prayer books the belsize square synagogue prayer books edited and translated by rabbi rodney j mariner belsize square synagogue is the only jewish congregation in the uk which has published a collection of prayerbooks for shabbat, high holidays and festivals, specifically for worshippers to appreciate all aspects of its religious sevices. The incident occurred sunday night in the citys kashi synagogue, a day before the hadash synagogue in shirazs maleh neighborhood was. The original building that housed the synagogue was completed in the early 1950s. Closing the ark during morning prayers at youssef abad synagogue in.
In 2003, chief rabbi cohen and maurice motamed met with president khatami at yusef abad synagogue which was the first time a president of iran had visited a synagogue since the islamic revolution. Former iranian president mohammad khatami meeting with rabbi hakham yousef hamadani cohen, the chief rabbi of iran, in yousefabad synagogue on feb. Simply click on the clue posted on universal crossword on february 12 2018 and we will present you with the correct answer. Yusef abad synagogue, the first time a president of iran had visited a.
Yusef abad synagogue, tehran, iran tourist information. Yousef alikhani yousefalikhani tehran, iran 91 books. You may quote the content of this site for free by providing proper reference citation. Moreover, the night before, when several hundred worshippers gathered for friday night services at the yousef abad synagogue in north tehran, i. The boys in their skullcaps, with hebrew prayer books tucked under their arms, scamper down the aisles to grab the best spots near the lush, turquoise persian carpet of the altar. On the eve of the islamic revolution in 1979, there were 80,000 jews in iran. Community in iran islamic republic of world jewish congress. Though pretty small, this one was the most ornamented synagogue in the whole neighbourhood.
This will prevent yousef from sending you messages, friend request or from viewing your profile. And now, the most recent news from the iranian capital is that one of the parliament members that will accompany the president in his trip to new york is the jewish representative. He referred to his tenure as president khatamis advisor, when he initiated and helped to organize the presidents visit to the yousefabad synagogue in tehran. Yousef abad synagogue was opened in the 1951 for the active jewish society who demanded to have a central location for their gatherings and prayers. Thats unheardof for jews in europe, where jewish schools, institutions and places of worship receive extra security amid a spate of attacks. Yusef abad synagogue the yusef abad synagogue is one of the largest synagogues in tehran, iran. The message was accompanied by an image of jews praying in yousef abad synagogue in tehran. Yusef abad is host to a few synagogues, also one of the largest in north of the city. Hojatoleslam seyed mohammad khatami, president of the islamic republic of iran, appeared among jewish people in yousefabad synagogue on feb. Closing the ark during morning prayers at youssef abad synagogue in tehran on sept. Yousef abad is a locality of tehran, consisting of an area developed thr. Jerusalem synagogue vandalized, holy books burned inside.
Report of iranian presidents visit from yousefabad. Outside the yousef abad synagogue, the entrance via the courtyard was. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Newsweek magazine has reported on the opening of the worlds largest bookstore, tehrans book garden. Whether you are looking for works in persian or in translation, tehran is a city of accommodating bibliophiles, and you should be able to track down whatever youre. Congregants at a jerusalem synagogue were stunned wednesday morning to find the house of prayer had been vandalized, with swastikas painted on the walls and multiple holy books set on fire. Two synagogues in the iranian city of shiraz were attacked by vandals who damaged torah scrolls, prayer books and ritual objects related articles. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. In this meeting, in addition to hakham yousef hamadani cohen, the chief rabbi of iran, different jewish authorities and clergymen as well as state authorities were present. The official name of the yusef abad synagogue is sukkot shalom synagogu e. The interior architecture of this worship site is embellished with glittering golden colors and pure persian turquoise all over the detailed wood carvings. Officials unveiled the book garden, a giant academic complex on wednesday. Book of esthers two heroeswhere muslims, christians, and jews. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
The books of esther, ezra, nehemiah, and daniel give a favorable description of the relationship of the jews to the court of the achaemids at susa. Interest successfully added well notify you here with news about alerttag turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest. The books of esther, ezra, nehemiah, and daniel give a favorable description. November 2018 learn how and when to remove this template message. Irans jewish community is the largest in the mideast.
Two iranian synagogues in shiraz vandalized over 24 hours haaretz. Yusef abad project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Iran s yusef abad synagogue, however, had no security guard, or even a local congregant posted at the front door. Posted in chief rabbi of iran, cinema, civil society, cyrus, cyrus cylinder, cyrus the great. The funeral of a great sufi leader in shiraz 981 was attended by muslims, christians, and jews. Yusef abad also transliterated as yousef abad,yusuf abad,yusof abad, yousuf abad, persian.
Living continuously in iran for over 2700 years, jews have played an integral role in the history of the country. Worlds largest bookstore, tehrans book garden, opens in. This book is highly readable and totally fascinating. Immediately download the synagogue summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching synagogue. Two iranian synagogues in shiraz vandalized over 24 hours.
Vandals said to attack synagogue in iran, rip up torah. Comments on discussion boards from them will be hidden by default. Yusef abad is an old neighborhood of tehran, consisting of an area developed through nearly. If there is a chance we have missed the answer you are looking for, feel free to contact us and we will get back to you with the answer as soon as possible crosswords are a great way to keep your mind. It has two kosher restaurants, an oldage home and a cemetery. Irans jews say they feel safe, respected and are iranians at heart. Irans yusef abad synagogue, however, had no security guard. Community in iran islamic republic of world jewish.
At roughly 65,000 square meters about 700,000 square feet, the center has several movie theaters, science halls, classrooms, a restaurant, a prayer room and. My ashkenazi eyes get a rare glimpse into jewish iran j. The yusef abad synagogue is one of the largest synagogues in tehran, iran. Shiraz is the capital of the former province of fars, south iran. Us, learn from tragic jews in iran point of no return. Until i read this book, i thought i knew a lot about jewish history. The author was an iranian jew who used original sourcesjewish, iranianpersian, and arabicin compiling the threevolume work from which this book grew. Irans president rouhani and the new hopes for diplomacy. Iranian jews have their own newspaper called ofoghebina with jewish scholars performing judaic research at tehran s central library of jewish. C, and upon a request by his brother farajollah hakim, isaac hakim appeared during the shabbat prayers before the congregation of the haim synagogue, whose council he chaired, and he asked for their support to found a jewish school in the hassanabad district of tehran. Youssef abad youssef abad is one of the oldest neighborhoods is the sixth region of tehran with the formation of the st.
Fatemeh ebadi has 16 books on goodreads, and is currently reading. For lunch we headed to the first bank of iran that used to be run by jews in the neighbourhood and is now converted into a tea house and dizi place. The official name of the yusef abad synagogue is sukkot shalom synagogue. A wellpreserved synagogue discovered in 1932 in the western syrian garrison town of dura europos reflects a parallel approach that is nevertheless quite different from that. The fascinating history and political lives of jews in.
Hamadani cohen was known for his ties with the political leadership, and made headlines in february 2003 when he hosted theniranian president mohammad khatami in his tehran yusef abad synagogue. Top us jewish group condemns reported vandalism at. Tehran commercial property prices high financial tribune. Sayed jamaleddin asad abadi usually considered to be the main street of yusef abad area, ibnesina avicena or poor sina, jahan ara, mahram modabber, and akbari mostowfi. In tehran, at the wellmaintained yusef abad synagogue, saturday services were so crowded and had so many boys chanting from the torah that the torah readings were occurring on two separate bimahs. Synagogueworship place for the jewish community of tehran.
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