Beth Shalom Synagogue (Athens)

Beth Shalom Synagogue (Hebrew: בית כנסת בית שלום) is the principal synagogue of Athens, Greece.[2] It was built in 1935[1] of white Pentelic marble, the architecture is an austere Greek Revival style; the building was renovated in 1975.[3] The synagogue is managed by Rabbi Gabriel Negrin, who was elected by the council of Athens’ Jewish community following the death of the long time leader Jacob Arar in 2014.[4]

Beth Shalom Synagogue
בית כנסת בית שלום
Exterior of the synagogue
Religion
AffiliationOrthodox Judaism
RiteSephardic
LeadershipRabbi Gabriel Negrin
StatusActive
Location
Location5 Melidoni Street
Athens, Greece 105 53
Geographic coordinates37.9782°N 23.7203°E / 37.9782; 23.7203
Architecture
Architect(s)Emmanuel Lazaridis (1894-1961)
TypeGreek Revival
Completed1935[1]

See also

References

  1. "Jewish Synagogues in Athens". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
  2. "International Survey of Jewish Monuments". Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
  3. Nicholas Stavroulakis and Timothy DeVinney, Jewish Sites and Synagogues of Greece," Talos Press, Athens, 1992, p. 47
  4. Paganos, Sherri Moshman (May 13, 2016). "An Ancient Community Gets a Young Leader". Moment.

Further reading

  • Messinas, Elias (2022). The Synagogues of Greece: A Study of Synagogues in Macedonia and Thrace: With Architectural Drawings of all Synagogues of Greece. Seattle: KDP. p. 151. ISBN 979-8-8069-0288-8.
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