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Haim Synagogue
The Haim Synagogue (Persian: کنیسه حییم, romanized: Kenisā-ye Hayim; Hebrew: בית הכנסת חַיִּים) is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in 30 Tir Street, formerly known as Qavam-os-Saltane, in central Tehran, Iran.[2][3][4][5] As of February 2016[update], the synagogue was opened only on the occasions of Shabbat and the High Holy Days, due mainly to emigration and decline in membership.[5] HistoryThe Haim Synagogue was built following the Iranian Constitutional Revolution in 1913, under the reign of Ahmad Shah Qajar, by two Iranian Jewish residents Eshagh Sedgh and Eshagh Moradoff.[6] It has often been considered the first urban synagogue in Iran. Prior to its construction, most synagogues in Iran were built in ghettos.[6] The building was designed by Azizollah Banayan, the only Jewish architect at the time.[1] World War IIBy the time of World War II, the Haim Synagogue hosted a number of Polish Jewish refugees.[7] After an increase in the number of Polish Jewish refugees, the Ashkenazi Danial Synagogue was built near the Haim Synagogue in 1940.[6] Operation Ezra and NehemiahIn the 1950s, the Haim Synagogue was used as a refugee camp to host a number of Iraqi Jewish refugees, who immigrated to Israel via Iran as part of Operation Ezra and Nehemiah.[7][5] Gallery
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