South America: Buenos Aires, Argentina #12 - The Jewish District: We booked a private tour of the Jewish District in Buenos Aires since most of the places have restricted entry due to...

srfmhg Loc: Marin County, CA

We booked a private tour of the Jewish District in Buenos Aires since most of the places have restricted entry due to the terrorist attacks in the 1990's. One of the highlights was touring the interior of the Grand Temple Paseo. A description of the tour can be found the website: https://www.batourguide.com.ar/en/jewish-buenos-aires.html

Buenos Aires is the eighth largest Jewish city in the world by population. The government has recognized major Jewish holidays: it authorizes Jews to have two days of vacation each for Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and the first two and last two days of Passover. Much of Buenos Aires Jewish life centers around the garment district of Once and Abasto. The briefest walk through this area gives a good impression of the Jewish presence. Among some of the most spectacular synagogues here are the Grand Temple of Paso, considered one of the most beautiful in South American and Yesod Hadath, a large Sephardic synagogue dating to 1920.

The Great Paso Synagogue is one of the oldest synagogues in Argentina. Its imposing construction, historical heritage of the city, contemplates the most beautiful of Ashkenazi (European) iconography, from which its founders originated.

Russian and Polish immigrants founded in 1894 the first Talmud Tora Harishono (initial study of the sacred texts), the first Jewish teaching institute that was established in the country. In 1927, Talmud Torah Horishono merged with Dr. Herzl School.

A few years later the project for the construction of the Great Synagogue on Paso Street had begun, whose works extended until 1929; the new Talmud Torrah Horischono and Dr. Herzl were installed in the basement of the new building.
Today, that space was recycled as a synagogue and house of studies, a huge fully equipped social event hall.

The 1920s was one of the most important in the life of the temple and the school. In February 1923, Rabbi David Isaac Maler assumed the religious direction, arrived from Russia a year earlier.

The Synagogue is an important religious piece located on 400 Paso street, in the traditional Once neighborhood.
https://en.turismojudaico.com/contenido/403/Paso-great-synagogue

I hope you enjoy these photos.
Mark

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Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Nice!

srfmhg Loc: Marin County, CA

Longshadow wrote:

Nice!

Thanks very much Bill.

JudyArt

Mark,

Great bunch of pictures. Bring back memories. Thanks for sharing.

Art

NMGal Loc: NE NM

Very nice.

photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA

srfmhg wrote:

We booked a private tour of the Jewish District in Buenos Aires since most of the places have restricted entry due to the terrorist attacks in the 1990's. One of the highlights was touring the interior of the Grand Temple Paseo. A description of the tour can be found the website: https://www.batourguide.com.ar/en/jewish-buenos-aires.html

Buenos Aires is the eighth largest Jewish city in the world by population. The government has recognized major Jewish holidays: it authorizes Jews to have two days of vacation each for Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and the first two and last two days of Passover. Much of Buenos Aires Jewish life centers around the garment district of Once and Abasto. The briefest walk through this area gives a good impression of the Jewish presence. Among some of the most spectacular synagogues here are the Grand Temple of Paso, considered one of the most beautiful in South American and Yesod Hadath, a large Sephardic synagogue dating to 1920.

The Great Paso Synagogue is one of the oldest synagogues in Argentina. Its imposing construction, historical heritage of the city, contemplates the most beautiful of Ashkenazi (European) iconography, from which its founders originated.

Russian and Polish immigrants founded in 1894 the first Talmud Tora Harishono (initial study of the sacred texts), the first Jewish teaching institute that was established in the country. In 1927, Talmud Torah Horishono merged with Dr. Herzl School.

A few years later the project for the construction of the Great Synagogue on Paso Street had begun, whose works extended until 1929; the new Talmud Torrah Horischono and Dr. Herzl were installed in the basement of the new building.
Today, that space was recycled as a synagogue and house of studies, a huge fully equipped social event hall.

The 1920s was one of the most important in the life of the temple and the school. In February 1923, Rabbi David Isaac Maler assumed the religious direction, arrived from Russia a year earlier.

The Synagogue is an important religious piece located on 400 Paso street, in the traditional Once neighborhood.
https://en.turismojudaico.com/contenido/403/Paso-great-synagogue

I hope you enjoy these photos.
Mark

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Well taken.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Impressive tour, Mark! For this I do not complain about the missing star.

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

A really fine set, Mark.

DJphoto Loc: SF Bay Area

srfmhg wrote:

We booked a private tour of the Jewish District in Buenos Aires since most of the places have restricted entry due to the terrorist attacks in the 1990's. One of the highlights was touring the interior of the Grand Temple Paseo. A description of the tour can be found the website: https://www.batourguide.com.ar/en/jewish-buenos-aires.html

Buenos Aires is the eighth largest Jewish city in the world by population. The government has recognized major Jewish holidays: it authorizes Jews to have two days of vacation each for Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and the first two and last two days of Passover. Much of Buenos Aires Jewish life centers around the garment district of Once and Abasto. The briefest walk through this area gives a good impression of the Jewish presence. Among some of the most spectacular synagogues here are the Grand Temple of Paso, considered one of the most beautiful in South American and Yesod Hadath, a large Sephardic synagogue dating to 1920.

The Great Paso Synagogue is one of the oldest synagogues in Argentina. Its imposing construction, historical heritage of the city, contemplates the most beautiful of Ashkenazi (European) iconography, from which its founders originated.

Russian and Polish immigrants founded in 1894 the first Talmud Tora Harishono (initial study of the sacred texts), the first Jewish teaching institute that was established in the country. In 1927, Talmud Torah Horishono merged with Dr. Herzl School.

A few years later the project for the construction of the Great Synagogue on Paso Street had begun, whose works extended until 1929; the new Talmud Torrah Horischono and Dr. Herzl were installed in the basement of the new building.
Today, that space was recycled as a synagogue and house of studies, a huge fully equipped social event hall.

The 1920s was one of the most important in the life of the temple and the school. In February 1923, Rabbi David Isaac Maler assumed the religious direction, arrived from Russia a year earlier.

The Synagogue is an important religious piece located on 400 Paso street, in the traditional Once neighborhood.
https://en.turismojudaico.com/contenido/403/Paso-great-synagogue

I hope you enjoy these photos.
Mark

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Very well done Mark in a challenging photographic environment.

angler Loc: StHelens England

Excellent as always Mark.

joehel2 Loc: Cherry Hill, NJ

Beautifully done, Mark.

nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL

Beautiful!

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

srfmhg wrote:

We booked a private tour of the Jewish District in Buenos Aires since most of the places have restricted entry due to the terrorist attacks in the 1990's. One of the highlights was touring the interior of the Grand Temple Paseo. A description of the tour can be found the website: https://www.batourguide.com.ar/en/jewish-buenos-aires.html

Buenos Aires is the eighth largest Jewish city in the world by population. The government has recognized major Jewish holidays: it authorizes Jews to have two days of vacation each for Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and the first two and last two days of Passover. Much of Buenos Aires Jewish life centers around the garment district of Once and Abasto. The briefest walk through this area gives a good impression of the Jewish presence. Among some of the most spectacular synagogues here are the Grand Temple of Paso, considered one of the most beautiful in South American and Yesod Hadath, a large Sephardic synagogue dating to 1920.

The Great Paso Synagogue is one of the oldest synagogues in Argentina. Its imposing construction, historical heritage of the city, contemplates the most beautiful of Ashkenazi (European) iconography, from which its founders originated.

Russian and Polish immigrants founded in 1894 the first Talmud Tora Harishono (initial study of the sacred texts), the first Jewish teaching institute that was established in the country. In 1927, Talmud Torah Horishono merged with Dr. Herzl School.

A few years later the project for the construction of the Great Synagogue on Paso Street had begun, whose works extended until 1929; the new Talmud Torrah Horischono and Dr. Herzl were installed in the basement of the new building.
Today, that space was recycled as a synagogue and house of studies, a huge fully equipped social event hall.

The 1920s was one of the most important in the life of the temple and the school. In February 1923, Rabbi David Isaac Maler assumed the religious direction, arrived from Russia a year earlier.

The Synagogue is an important religious piece located on 400 Paso street, in the traditional Once neighborhood.
https://en.turismojudaico.com/contenido/403/Paso-great-synagogue

I hope you enjoy these photos.
Mark

We booked a private tour of the Jewish District in... (show quote)

J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio

srfmhg wrote:

We booked a private tour of the Jewish District in Buenos Aires since most of the places have restricted entry due to the terrorist attacks in the 1990's. One of the highlights was touring the interior of the Grand Temple Paseo. A description of the tour can be found the website: https://www.batourguide.com.ar/en/jewish-buenos-aires.html

Buenos Aires is the eighth largest Jewish city in the world by population. The government has recognized major Jewish holidays: it authorizes Jews to have two days of vacation each for Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and the first two and last two days of Passover. Much of Buenos Aires Jewish life centers around the garment district of Once and Abasto. The briefest walk through this area gives a good impression of the Jewish presence. Among some of the most spectacular synagogues here are the Grand Temple of Paso, considered one of the most beautiful in South American and Yesod Hadath, a large Sephardic synagogue dating to 1920.

The Great Paso Synagogue is one of the oldest synagogues in Argentina. Its imposing construction, historical heritage of the city, contemplates the most beautiful of Ashkenazi (European) iconography, from which its founders originated.

Russian and Polish immigrants founded in 1894 the first Talmud Tora Harishono (initial study of the sacred texts), the first Jewish teaching institute that was established in the country. In 1927, Talmud Torah Horishono merged with Dr. Herzl School.

A few years later the project for the construction of the Great Synagogue on Paso Street had begun, whose works extended until 1929; the new Talmud Torrah Horischono and Dr. Herzl were installed in the basement of the new building.
Today, that space was recycled as a synagogue and house of studies, a huge fully equipped social event hall.

The 1920s was one of the most important in the life of the temple and the school. In February 1923, Rabbi David Isaac Maler assumed the religious direction, arrived from Russia a year earlier.

The Synagogue is an important religious piece located on 400 Paso street, in the traditional Once neighborhood.
https://en.turismojudaico.com/contenido/403/Paso-great-synagogue

I hope you enjoy these photos.
Mark

We booked a private tour of the Jewish District in... (show quote)

Nice set Mark

Rich2236 Loc: E. Hampstead, New Hampshire

srfmhg wrote:

We booked a private tour of the Jewish District in Buenos Aires since most of the places have restricted entry due to the terrorist attacks in the 1990's. One of the highlights was touring the interior of the Grand Temple Paseo. A description of the tour can be found the website: https://www.batourguide.com.ar/en/jewish-buenos-aires.html

Buenos Aires is the eighth largest Jewish city in the world by population. The government has recognized major Jewish holidays: it authorizes Jews to have two days of vacation each for Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and the first two and last two days of Passover. Much of Buenos Aires Jewish life centers around the garment district of Once and Abasto. The briefest walk through this area gives a good impression of the Jewish presence. Among some of the most spectacular synagogues here are the Grand Temple of Paso, considered one of the most beautiful in South American and Yesod Hadath, a large Sephardic synagogue dating to 1920.

The Great Paso Synagogue is one of the oldest synagogues in Argentina. Its imposing construction, historical heritage of the city, contemplates the most beautiful of Ashkenazi (European) iconography, from which its founders originated.

Russian and Polish immigrants founded in 1894 the first Talmud Tora Harishono (initial study of the sacred texts), the first Jewish teaching institute that was established in the country. In 1927, Talmud Torah Horishono merged with Dr. Herzl School.

A few years later the project for the construction of the Great Synagogue on Paso Street had begun, whose works extended until 1929; the new Talmud Torrah Horischono and Dr. Herzl were installed in the basement of the new building.
Today, that space was recycled as a synagogue and house of studies, a huge fully equipped social event hall.

The 1920s was one of the most important in the life of the temple and the school. In February 1923, Rabbi David Isaac Maler assumed the religious direction, arrived from Russia a year earlier.

The Synagogue is an important religious piece located on 400 Paso street, in the traditional Once neighborhood.
https://en.turismojudaico.com/contenido/403/Paso-great-synagogue

I hope you enjoy these photos.
Mark

We booked a private tour of the Jewish District in... (show quote)

I enjoyed the images very much Mark. It's a wonder you were able to photograph the interior at all. When we were in Florence, we toured the synagogue there, and had to check our cameras in. No photographs were allowed inside.