Izmir
Open the place on the mapA rich Sephardi port in Ottoman times. Shabbetai Zevi was born here in 1626 and in 1665 was proclaimed the Messiah in its synagogue, shaking the whole Jewish world.
Names through time
- Smyrna until 1929
- Izmir today
A rich Sephardi port in Ottoman times. Shabbetai Zevi was born here in 1626 and in 1665 was proclaimed the Messiah in its synagogue, shaking the whole Jewish world.
