Kuzguncuk
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Beth Yaakov Synagogue

The village's last working synagogue, with a painted dome you'll need permission to see.
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The move here

From the street you'll see a guard booth. Inside, visitors describe trompe-l'oeil panels and a painted dome. It is Kuzguncuk's only working synagogue.

The story hereIf I can't reach Jerusalem, bury me in KuzguncukFor Istanbul's Sephardic Jews, the Asian shore was a step closer to the Holy Land.
Practical

İcadiye Cd. 9. Visits by advance application to the Chief Rabbinate of Turkey.

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