Beth Shalom Synagogue (Athens)
Beth Shalom Synagogue בית כנסת בית שלום | |
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Exterior of the synagogue | |
Basic information | |
Location |
5 Melidoni Street Athens, Greece 105 53 |
Geographic coordinates | 37°58′42″N 23°43′13″E / 37.9782°N 23.7203°ECoordinates: 37°58′42″N 23°43′13″E / 37.9782°N 23.7203°E |
Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
Rite | Sephardic |
Status | Active |
Leadership | Rabbi Gabriel Negrin |
Architectural description | |
Architectural type | Greek Revival |
Completed | 1935[1] |
Beth Shalom Synagogue (Hebrew: בית כנסת בית שלום) is the principal synagogue of Athens, Greece.[2] It was built in 1935[3] of white Pentelic marble, the architecture is an austere Greek Revival style; the building was renovated in 1975.[4] 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.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Jewish Synagogues in Athens
- ↑ International Survey of Jewish Monuments
- ↑ Jewish Synagogues in Athens
- ↑ Nicholas Stavroulakis and Timothy DeVinney, Jewish Sites and Synagogues of Greece," Talos Press, Athens, 1992, p. 47
- ↑ Sherri Moshman
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