Beth Shalom Synagogue (Athens)
37°58′42″N 23°43′13″E / 37.9782°N 23.7203°E / 37.9782; 23.7203Architecture Architect(s) Emmanuel Lazaridis (1894-1961) Type Greek Revival Completed 1935[1] Communities 
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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]
See also
- Etz Chaim Synagogue (Athens)
- Ancient Synagogue in the Agora of Athens
- History of the Jews in Greece
References
- ^ a b "Jewish Synagogues in Athens". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
- ^ "International Survey of Jewish Monuments". Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
- ^ Nicholas Stavroulakis and Timothy DeVinney, Jewish Sites and Synagogues of Greece," Talos Press, Athens, 1992, p. 47
- ^ 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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