Etz Hayyim Synagogue
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Etz Hayyim Synagogue is a historic Jewish synagogue in Chania, Crete, restored after World War II and serving as both a place of worship and a center for Jewish heritage and interfaith dialogue.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Etz Hayyim Synagogue canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish religious site
ⓘ
historic building ⓘ synagogue ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Cretan Jews murdered in the Holocaust
ⓘ
Jewish community of Chania ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| denomination | Orthodox Judaism ⓘ |
| followsRite |
Sephardi-Mizrahi prayer rite
ⓘ
surface form:
Sephardic rite
|
| foundedInCentury | 15th century ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
courtyard
ⓘ
library ⓘ memorial plaques ⓘ mikveh ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
Center for Jewish History
ⓘ
surface form:
center for Jewish heritage
center for interfaith dialogue ⓘ place of worship ⓘ |
| hasMission |
preservation of Jewish memory in Crete
ⓘ
promotion of tolerance and dialogue ⓘ |
| heritage | Jewish heritage ⓘ |
| historicalCommunity | Romaniote Jews ⓘ |
| hosts |
exhibitions
ⓘ
interfaith meetings ⓘ lectures ⓘ religious festivals ⓘ |
| languageOfServices |
English
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chania
ⓘ
Crete ⓘ Greece ⓘ |
| locatedInOldTown |
Chania
ⓘ
surface form:
Chania Old Town
|
| openTo |
visitors
ⓘ
worshippers ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Sephardi Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Sephardic Judaism
|
| reopenedAs |
cultural center
ⓘ
functioning synagogue ⓘ |
| situatedOn | Kondylaki Street ⓘ |
| underwentMajorRestoration | 1990s ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Jewish worship
ⓘ
commemoration of the Jewish community of Crete ⓘ cultural activities ⓘ education ⓘ interfaith dialogue ⓘ religious services ⓘ |
| wasDamagedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| wasRestored | after World War II ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.