İzmir’s synagogues tell the story of a community moving through the city while holding on to prayer, study, welfare and memory.
Kemeraltı and Havra Street form the historic core: a rare cluster of synagogues, courtyards and communal institutions. Karataş reflects the later movement beyond the old Juderia, while Alsancak is tied to present community life.
- Historic core: Kemeraltı and Havra Street
- Later geography: Karataş and Alsancak
- Visits: arranged in advance through the authorised visit route where relevant
- Contact: Contact İzmir JCC
What connects them
Many İzmir synagogues share local features: a relationship between the main prayer space and the Midrash, a triple Ehal arrangement, and central-plan interiors shaped by the Tevah and columns.
