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Jewish cemetery of Akhisar

Practical info

Type of location: Cemetery

Jewish cemetery of Akhisar

Inonu 225/1 No 24, 45560 Akhisar

Historical description

Akhisar

A Jewish community existed in Akhisar during the Hellenistic period. In 1904, the town still had 75 families and a synagogue, of which nothing remains today. After liberation from Greek occupation in 1922, most of Akhisar’s Jews emigrated to Izmir. The is to ... Read more