Ahrida (Ohrid) Synagogue (Hebrew: קהל קדוש אכרידה) is one of the oldest[1] synagogues in Istanbul, Turkey. It is located in Balat, once a thriving Jewish quarter in the city....
The vast majority of the Jewish community in Turkey (currently estimated at around 26.000 people) lives in Istanbul. This is only a fraction of the 500.000 Jews that once...
TIMELINE — Articles by Louis Fisman Early Settlement From 4th Century BCE Archaelogical findings indicate Jewish settlement in the Aegean region of Anatolia. From 220 BCE There are Jewish...