Danial Synagogue

Danial Synagogue
Danial Synagogue
Persian: کنیسه دانیال
Religion
Affiliation	Orthodox Judaism
Rite	Nusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue
Status	Active
Location
Location	30 Tir Street, Tehran, Central District (Tehran County)
Country	Iran
	Location of the synagogue in Tehran
Geographic coordinates	35°41′34.26″N 51°24′47.44″E / 35.6928500°N 51.4131778°E

The Danial Synagogue (Persian: کنیسه دانیال) or Daniel Synagogue (Persian: کنیسه دانیل) also known as Polish Synagogue (Persian: کنیسه لهستانی‌ها, romanized: Kenise Lahestāni-hā) is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 30 Tir Street (formerly known as Ghavam Al Saltaneh Street), in Tehran, in the Central District of Tehran County, in Iran. It is the only Ashkenazi synagogue in Iran.^[1]

It was mainly used during the time of the Second World War by Polish Jewish refugees. With the increase in Jewish refugees from Poland in 1940, Iranian Jews decided to build a specific Ashkenazi synagogue next to the Haim Synagogue.^[2]

When the Danial Synagogue was first opened it could hold sixty people. Three Ashkenazi-designed Torahs had been brought from Poland and were used in the synagogue. After the Iranian Revolution, most Ashkenazi Jews left Iran, so the synagogue is now mainly used by Iranian Jews.^[3]