Sha'ar Hashamayim Synagogue (Cairo)
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The Sha'ar HaShamayim Synagogue (Template:Langx; Template:Langx), also known as Temple Ismailia and the Adly Street Synagogue, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 17 Adly Street in Cairo, Egypt.[1]
History
Its long-time leader was Chief Rabbi Chaim Nahum. In 2008, the synagogue marked its 100th anniversary.[2] The synagogue was built in a style evoking ancient Egyptian temples, and was once the largest building on the boulevard.[3]
Work commenced on the synagogue in 1899 and it was inaugurated in 1908,[4] at a time when there was a vibrant Jewish community in Cairo. The last time the synagogue was full was in the 1960s.[2][4] Today the community numbers approximately six members, most of them older women.[2][5]
The building houses a collection of a few hundred books, ranging in age from the 1500s to contemporary times, concerning or relevant to the history of Jews in Egypt.
Although it is considered a Sephardic synagogue, many Ashkenazi Jews were members of the congregation and contributed to its construction and upkeep.[6]
The synagogue underwent minor exterior renovations in 2007.
2010 arson incident
In February 2010, a booby-trapped suitcase was hurled at the synagogue from a nearby hotel. The suitcase caught fire, but no one was hurt and no damage was reported.[3]
Gallery
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Renovations (2007)
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Exterior guard (Cairo police)
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Synagogue pews
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Synagogue bimah
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Older text from 1500s
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Collections in the Library
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Commemorative Plaque
See also
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- 1899 establishments in Egypt
- 20th-century synagogues in Egypt
- 21st-century attacks on Jewish institutions
- Art Deco synagogues
- Ashkenazi Jewish culture in Egypt
- Downtown Cairo
- Orthodox Judaism in Egypt
- Orthodox synagogues in the Middle East
- Ottoman architecture in Egypt
- Ottoman synagogues
- Jewish organizations established in 1899
- Sephardi Jewish culture in Egypt
- Sephardi synagogues
- Synagogues completed in 1908
- Synagogues in Cairo