For the Arab-Israeli Jew village, see Oasis of Peace The Oasis of Peace, known as Neve Shalom (נווה שלום) in Hebrew and Wahat al-Salam in Arabic is a village jointly founded by Israeli Jews and Arabs (Palestinians) in an attempt to show that the two cultures can live side by side peacefully. ...

Literally meaning "Valley of Peace" in Hebrew, Neve Shalom Synagogue (Neve Şalom in Turkish) is located in the Beyoglu district of Istanbul, Turkey. The Modern Hebrew language is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family. ... once the most popular area of Istanbul for nightlife some areas of bayoglu have now something of a seedy reputation. ... This article is about the city. ...

When the Jewish population in the old Pera and Galata districts (today encompassed by Beyoglu district) increased in late 1930s, a Jewish primary school in the area was torn down in 1949 in order to build a new synagogue and the construction was completed in 1951. The architects were Elyo Ventura and Bernar Motola, young Turkish Jews. The inauguration with the presence of the Chief Rabbi of Turkey of the time, Rafael Saban, was on Sunday, March 25, 1951 (17 Veadar 5711, Jewish calendar). Pera was a suburb of Constantinople, located north of the Golden Horn, and is now part of the Istanbul district of Galata. ... Galata or Galatae is a district in Istanbul, the largest city of Turkey. ... Events and trends Technology Jet engine invented First atom was split with a particle accelerator Golden Age of radio begins in U.S. Disney adopts a three-color Technicolor process for cartoons First Kit Kat in UK The photocopier is invented by Carlson Air mail service across the Atlantic Science... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... A synagogue (from Greek συναγωγη, transliterated sunagoge, place of assembly literally meeting, assembly) is a Jewish house of prayer and study. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person licensed in the art of planning, designing and overseeing the construction of buildings, or more generally, the designer of a scheme or plan. ... Chief rabbi is a title given in several countries to the recognised religious leader of that countrys Jewish community. ... Adar (אֲדָר, Standard Hebrew Adar, Tiberian Hebrew ʾĂḏār: from Akkadian adaru) is the sixth month of the ecclesiastical year and the twelfth month of the civil year on the Hebrew calendar. ... This figure, in a detail of a medieval Hebrew calendar, reminded Jews of the palm branches ( Lulav) and the citron ( Etrog) to be brought to the synagogue at the end of sukkot, closing the solemn convocations of the calendar in autumn. ...

Neve Shalom is the central and largest Sephardic synagogue in Istanbul, open to service especially on Shabbats, high holidays, Bar mitzvahs, funerals and weddings. In the strictest sense, a Sephardi (ספרדי, Standard Hebrew Səfardi, Tiberian Hebrew ardî; plural Sephardim: ספרדים, Standard Hebrew Səfardim, Tiberian Hebrew ) is a Jew original to the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal: ספרד, Standard Hebrew Səfárad, Tiberian Hebrew / ), or whose ancestors were among the Jews expelled from said peninsula during... Jewish services are the prayers recited as part of observance of Judaism. ... For the observance of a seventh day of rest in religions other than Judaism see Sabbath. ... When a Jewish child reaches the age of maturity (12 years and one day for girls, 13 years and one day for boys) that child becomes responsible for him/herself under Jewish law; at this point a boy is said to become Bar Mitzvah (בר מצווה, son of the commandment...

Neve Shalom suffered three terrorist attacks: September 6, 1986; March 1, 1992 and November 15, 2003 (see Istanbul Bombings). Terrorism is a controversial term with multiple definitions. ... September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Istanbul Bombings were two terrorist attacks carried out on two days in November 2003. ...

External links

• Neve Shalom Synagogue Official Website (http://www.nevesalom.org/index.htm)