Postcards and photographs - interior synagogues around the world. Early 20th century

Nine postcards and two photographs - interiors of synagogues around the world - Europe, North Africa, Eretz Israel and the United States, early 20th century.

Among the postcards: a rare rael photo postcard of the synagogue in Teheran (Iran) while the Torah scroll was issued - all praying with their faces to the camera [Early postcard undivided c- 1900, published by Seyed abdor Tehran. It is rare to find a scene of worshipers praying during these years on a postcard, and the photographers were not allowed to enter in. For this rare postcard see 'Sepharades et juif d'ailleurs' 2001 by Gerard Silvan, p. 493]; interior synagogue in Tlemcen [Algeria - Synagogue of the Jewry antiquities community in North African]; SETIF [Algeria]; Nancy [France]; interior of Ben Zakai Synagogue in Jerusalem (postcard published by Uvachrom Munich 1934. The synagogue known as the 'Great Holy Audience' was built in the 17th century and was renovated in 1835 - was in fact the main Spanish synagogue in Jerusalem. In November 1869, Emperor Franz Joseph visited it in the presence of all the sages of the Sephardic community in Jerusalem, at an impressive event that was engraved in the history of the city); Bordeux (France); newport - from the ancient synagogues in the Americas.

Also two photographs, one a stereoscopic photo of the Hurva Synagogue in Jerusalem - 1889, B.W. Kilburn edition, and the synagogue worms [Germany 'Rashi's Synagogue', early photograph around 1870].

11 items in total. Postcards: 14x9 cm. Photographs: 10x6 cm and 9x18 cm. general condition: Very fine.