Yusef Abad Synagogue

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Yusef Abad Synagogue
בית הכנסת יוסף-עבד
Basic information
Location 15th St., Sayyed Jamáleddin e Asadábádi Ave.
Flag of Iran Tehran, Iran
Religious affiliation Orthodox Judaism
District Yusef Abad
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The Yusef Abad Synagogue (Persian: Kenise e Yusef Ábád کنیسه یوسف آباد, Hebrew: בית הכנסת יוסף-עבד‎) is one of the largest synagogues in Tehran, Iran. In 1999, Feizollah Mekhoubad, a 78-year-old cantor of the synagogue, was executed for alleged ties to Israel. On February 8, 2003 President Mohammad Khatami visited Yusef Abad Synagogue becoming the first President of Iran to visit a synagogue since the Islamic Revolution. Chief Rabbi Yousef Hamadani Cohen, Haroun Yashayaei, and Morris Motamed attended and represented the Jewish Community of Iran.[1] For the event, Chief Rabbi Hamadani Cohen led the opening the Torah scroll ark and the reciting of prayers.[2]

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  1. ^ Report of Iranian President’s visit from Yousef-Abad Synagogue, Tehran Iran Jewish
  2. ^ President Khatami visits the main synagogue in Teheran on Tu B'shvat Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture

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