Urfalim
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Urfalim or Urfan Jews, also known as Urfan Levites, are a Jewish community originating from Urfa, in south-eastern Anatolia, in modern Turkey. Jews from the Anatolian villages of Suruç and Çermik are
Writing on Urfalim synagogue in Jerusalem
Urfalim synagogue in Jerusalem
Cermikalim synagogue in Jerusalem
By the time the Ottoman Empire rose to power in the 14th and 15th centuries, Jewish communities had been established throughout the region. The Ottoman Empire lasted from the early 12th century until
Bet Yaakov Synagogue was built in 1878 at the Kuzguncuk district of Istanbul
Jewish leader Abraham Salomon Camondo's silver Torah case, Constantinople, 1860 – Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme
Illustration of Sabbatai Tzvi from 1906 (Joods Historisch Museum)
Sultan Bayezid II sent Kemal Reis to save the Sephardic Jews of Spain from the Spanish Inquisition in 1492 and granted them permission to settle in the Ottoman Empire.