Sunday, December 20, 2009

New York Jews to Hold a Memorial Service for the Victims of the Istanbul Synagogue Bombings

New York Sephardic association to authority a canonizing account for the victims of the 2003 Istanbul abbey bombings.

New York, NY -- The International Society for Sephardic Progress and Mahazike Tora of New York will be captivation a canonizing account November 21, 2005 in anamnesis of those who were dead by the bifold bombing attacks adjoin the synagogues in Istanbul two years ago.

On November 15, 2003, Istanbul witnessed two alarming suicide bomb attacks. On this day, two about accompanying car-bomb attacks targeted Istanbul synagogues, killing at atomic 24 people, (including both Jews and Muslims) and acid added than 255. The Neve Shalom synagogue, which abiding above damage, was the arena of an beforehand advance in 1986, if Palestinian Arab terrorists entered the building, murdering 22 Jews and acid six others on Shabbat, the Jewish Sabbath, in the average of prayer.

The bifold bombing in 2003 was one of peacetime Turkey’s affliction episodes of violence. A Turkish corpuscle with links Al Qaeda claimed albatross for the four attacks, and 69 humans accept back gone on balloon for their doubtable roles in the bombings. Throughout the ordeal, the Turkish government stood by the Jewish community, advancing to their aid and accouterment them with abetment during the recovery.

The canonizing has been abiding by Mahazike Tora of New York, a affairs for Turkish Jews in the New York area, as able-bodied as others who would like to apprentice about Jewish traditions and ability of the Jews from the above Ottoman Empire. Sponsored by the International Society for Sephardic Progress, Mahazike Tora strives to brainwash and accommodate advice for Jews who are brood from Turkish acreage including Turkey, Rhodes, the Balkans and others above Ottoman territories.

In advanced of the memorial, Rabbi Nissim Elnecave of the International Society for Sephardic Progress stated:

"Many don’t remember, but New York was home to some 25,000 Ottoman Turkish Jews that had accustomed in the aboriginal twentieth century. The balance of the Turks who still abide here, as able-bodied as those which came of late, together, ambition to pay their respects to those who we absent during the bombings, as able-bodied as those who were wounded."

The canonizing will crop abode Monday, November 21, 2005 in Brooklyn, New York and is accessible to the public. The black accident will cover a abrupt adoration service, a accelerate appearance of photos from afterwards the bombing, a account of the victim’s names, and discussion. Refreshments will be served and there is no charge. The accident will crop abode at the Sephardic Institute Synagogue 511 Avenue R, Brooklyn, New York 11229. Call 347-350-7695 or appointment www.isfsp.org for added advice and details.

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