Edirne (Adrianople)

Adrianople / OdrinByzantine Empire · to 1360sOttoman Empire · 1360s-1922Turkey · 1923-present

Adrianople - a major Sephardic city whose 1905 Great Fire destroyed 13 synagogues and whose 1934 Thrace pogroms emptied the community; the Grand Synagogue (1909) was restored and reopened in 2015.

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Edirne (Adrianople)

Turkey · City · 41.7°N 26.6°E

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Where is Edirne (Adrianople)?

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THE COMMUNITY TIMELINE · EVERY NODE DATED

What happened to the Jewish community of Edirne (Adrianople)?

1492–1905

Ottoman Sephardic city

1905–1905

1905 Great Fire destroys 13 synagogues

This section addresses destruction and loss. It is one chapter, not the whole story — continue to what survives and what was created after

1934–1934

1934 Thrace pogroms empty the community

1945–present

Handful of Jews; restored landmark synagogue (2015)

Today

Restored landmark synagogue; a handful of Jews.

LANGUAGES & COMMUNITY

What did Edirne (Adrianople) sound like?

Ladino / Judeo-Spanish (Judezmo; Haketía)Hebrew (עברית, Ivrit)

Ladino / Judeo-Spanish (Judezmo; Haketía) is a language with its own grammar, literature, and history — not “broken” anything, and not a dialect of Hebrew.

AFTER · IN FULL COLOR

What survives today?

In Edirne (Adrianople)

Restored landmark synagogue; a handful of Jews.

Grand Synagogue of Edirne
synagogue · public landmark
Built 1909; restored and reopened 2015 (state-backed).

SOURCES & REVIEW

Encyclopaedia Judaica, 2nd ed. (place entry)
Macmillan Reference USA · 2007
Turkey - Virtual Jewish History Tour
Jewish Virtual Library · open source

Reviewed 2026-07-30

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