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Temple Emil
Religion
Affiliation Judaism
Year consecrated1924
Status Synagogue
Location
Location Manila
Country Philippines
Architecture
Style Moorish
Funded by Emil Bachrach
Destroyed1945

Temple Emil was a Jewish synagogue in Manila, Philippines.

Consecrated in 1924, it was the first synagogue in the Philippines [1] [2] and was funded by the family of Emil Bachrach, an American Jew. [3] It was destroyed in World War II during the 1945 Battle of Manila which led to the end of the Japanese occupation. [4]

It was situated along Taft Avenue in Manila. The building exhibited a Moorish architecture style. [5]

The Beth Yaacov Synagogue would be built in 1982 to replace Temple Emil in another site in Makati.

References

  1. ^ "Philippines Virtual Jewish History Tour". Jewish Virtual Library. merican-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Philippines". World Jewish Congress. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  3. ^ Harris, Bonnie. "Manila Memories: History of Jews in the Philippines". Asian Jewish Life (11).
  4. ^ Harris, Bonnie. "Cantor Joseph Cysner: From Zbaszyn to Manila The Creation of an American Holocaust Haven" (PDF): 62. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2006. Retrieved 4 May 2023. {{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= ( help)
  5. ^ "The Philippines: A distant haven from the Holocaust". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 4 May 2023.



From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Temple Emil
Religion
Affiliation Judaism
Year consecrated1924
Status Synagogue
Location
Location Manila
Country Philippines
Architecture
Style Moorish
Funded by Emil Bachrach
Destroyed1945

Temple Emil was a Jewish synagogue in Manila, Philippines.

Consecrated in 1924, it was the first synagogue in the Philippines [1] [2] and was funded by the family of Emil Bachrach, an American Jew. [3] It was destroyed in World War II during the 1945 Battle of Manila which led to the end of the Japanese occupation. [4]

It was situated along Taft Avenue in Manila. The building exhibited a Moorish architecture style. [5]

The Beth Yaacov Synagogue would be built in 1982 to replace Temple Emil in another site in Makati.

References

  1. ^ "Philippines Virtual Jewish History Tour". Jewish Virtual Library. merican-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Philippines". World Jewish Congress. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  3. ^ Harris, Bonnie. "Manila Memories: History of Jews in the Philippines". Asian Jewish Life (11).
  4. ^ Harris, Bonnie. "Cantor Joseph Cysner: From Zbaszyn to Manila The Creation of an American Holocaust Haven" (PDF): 62. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2006. Retrieved 4 May 2023. {{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= ( help)
  5. ^ "The Philippines: A distant haven from the Holocaust". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 4 May 2023.




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