Beth Shalom Synagogue (Athens)
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The Beth Shalom Synagogue (Hebrew: בית כנסת בית שלום) is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 5 Melidoni Street, in Athens, Greece. The synagogue serves as the principal place of Jewish worship in Athens.[3]
| Beth Shalom Synagogue | |
|---|---|
Hebrew: בית כנסת בית שלום | |
 The synagogue entrance, in 2020 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
| Rite | Nusach Sefard |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue |
| Leadership | Rabbi Gabriel Negrin |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 5 Melidoni Street, Athens 105 53 |
| Country | Greece |
  Location of the synagogue in central Athens | |
| Geographic coordinates | 37°58′42″N 23°43′13″E / 37.9782°N 23.7203°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Emmanuel Lazaridis |
| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Style | Greek Revival |
| Completed | 1935 |
| Materials | Pentelic marble |
| [1][2] | |
Built of white Pentelic marble, the synagogue was designed by Emmanuel Lazaridis in an austere Greek Revival style. Completed in 1935,[1] the building was renovated in 1975.[4]
The congregation worships in the Eastern Sephardi rite,[2] and is led by Rabbi Gabriel Negrin, who was elected by the Council of Athens’ Jewish Community following the 2014 death of the long time leader, Rabbi Jacob Arar.[5]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Jewish Synagogues in Athens". Jewish Museum of Greece. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
- ^ a b "Beit Shalom Synagogue in Athens". Historic synagogues of Europe. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "International Survey of Jewish Monuments". Archived from the original on April 3, 2009. Retrieved March 23, 2009.
- ^ Stavroulakis, Nicholas; DeVinney, Timothy (1992). Jewish Sites and Synagogues of Greece. Athens: Talos Press. p. 47.
- ^ Paganos, Sherri Moshman (May 13, 2016). "An Ancient Community Gets a Young Leader". Moment.
Further reading
edit- 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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