Rah-e Danesh Synagogue

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Rah-e Danesh Synagogue
Religion
Affiliation Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organisational status Synagogue
StatusActive
Location
Location Tehran
CountryIran
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Location of the synagogue in Tehran
Geographic coordinates 35°43′41″N51°24′23″E / 35.728070°N 51.406373°E / 35.728070; 51.406373
Architecture
Completed1971
Site area240 square metres (2,600 sq ft)

Rah-e Danesh Synagogue is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located near Yusefabad Street in Tehran, Iran. [1]

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History

In the decade of the 1340s SH (1961–1971 AD) the number of Jews in the Yusefabad neighborhood increased dramatically. Thus a group of Jews decided to create the Synagogue in the Yusefabad street in twentieth alley. The building, which also contains a Jewish school, was built over three levels. The 240-square-metre (2,600 sq ft) synagogue is located on the third floor. [2] [3]

The synagogue experienced major reconstruction in 1388 SH (2009–2010 AD). [4]

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References

  1. Sanasarian, Eliz (2000). Religious Minorities in Iran. Cambridge University Press. p. 77.
  2. "Rah-e Danesh Synagogue" (with image gallery). 7dorim.com. Summer 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  3. Sohrabi, N. M. (2024). "The politics of in/visibility: The Jews of urban Tehran". Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses. 53 (1): 74–92. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  4. "کنیسای راه دانش" [Knowledge Road Synagogue]. 7dorim.com (in Persian). Retrieved June 15, 2014.