Terrorist Attacks
Saturday, September 6, 1986 at 9:17AM
Ruthless Terrorist Attack to Neve Shalom Synagogue!
On Saturday, September 6, 1986, at 9:17AM, some foreign terrorists armed with hand grenades and machineguns attacked our coreligionists during their Shabbat prayers in Neve Shalom Synagogue. During the terror attack where 22 people lost their lives in a matter of minutes, the terrorists had also died due to the bombs exploding in their hands.
Miraculously, Jak Samrano, Gabi Saul, Yusuf Levi, Eliya Dana and Moiz Bitiren were able to survive. Those who lost their lives in the attack were buried in a memorial area in the Ashkenazi Cemetery in Ulus following a funeral ceremony held in Neve Shalom on Wednesday, September 10, 1986.
The synagogue was restored within a short period of time and reopened to service with an emotional ceremony attended by a big crowd and high officials on Wednesday, May 20, 1987. The bullet and bomb traces on the marble on the upper left corner of the Ehal were not repaired and left there to remember that day of sorrow.
VICTIMS OF THE ATTACK
David BEHAR (Rabbi)
Aşer ERGÜN (Hazzan)
Daniel Daryo BARUH (Gabbai)
Eliyezer HARA (Gabbai)
Yuda Leon ATALAY (Shamash)
Dr. Moiz ŞAUL
Leon Levi MUSAOĞLU
Mirza Ağajan BABAZADEH
Rafael Rafi NASSIMIHA
Binyamin ERESKANAZİ
Avraam ESKENAZİ
Jozef ALHALEL
İsak BAROKAS
Bensiyon LEVİ
Salamon ANGEL
Şalom ÇİTTONE
İbrahim ERGÜN
İsak GERŞON
Robert İ. ÖZFİS
Moiz LEVİ
Yako MATALON
Sefanya ŞENKAL
Saturday, November 15, 2003 at 9:14AM
Second Ruthless Terrorist Attack to Neve Shalom Synagogue!
On Saturday, November 15, 2003, another malicious attack during Shabbat prayers. That morning, two truck bombs were detonated, one in front of the Beth Israel Synagogue in Şişli and another in front of the Neve Shalom Synagogue at 9:14 am.
The synagogues were not highly damaged due to security measures taken after the terrorist attack in 1986. However, it inflicted a great damage to the surrounding buildings, members of the community and shopkeepers who were in the neighboring streets. 18 people lost their lives and a large number of people were injured.
A pit of three meters in diameter and two meters deep formed at the site of the explosion.
Saturday, November 15, 2003 at 9:16AM
Ruthless Terrorist Attack to Şişli Synagogue!
The second truck blast that happened only two minutes later severely damaged the Beth Israel synagogue in the district of Şişli. Here also, the surrounding buildings were severely damaged and 5 people lost their lives.
Thus, the number of people who lost their lives in both attacks added up to 23, and the number of injured people was over 600. Our coreligionists who lost their lives in the explosion were buried in the mausoleum in the Ashkenazi Cemetery after the funeral held on November 18, 2003.
VICTIMS OF THE ATTACK
Ahmet ÖZDOĞAN
Anette RUBİNSTEİN TALU
Anna RUBİNSTEİN
Avram VAROL
Berta ÖZDOĞAN
Bülent BOSTANOĞLU
(Policeman)
Emin T. YAKUPOĞLU
(Observer)
Fasıl SÜSLÜ
Hakan YÜKSEL
İsrael Yoel ÜLÇER
Kaya KAYA
Mehmet ERUŞ
Mehmet ATEŞ
(Observer)
Mesut GÜROL
Murat ŞAHİN
Mustafa YENİER
(Observer)
Naşit GÜREL
(Observer)
Nurettin AYDIN
Oğuz KIZILIRMAK
Ömer YAZAR
Saadet GÜNEŞ
Serkan BALCI
(Observer)
Yona ROMANO
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