Beth Shalom Synagogue (Athens)

Orthodox synagogue in Athens, Greece

37°58′42″N 23°43′13″E / 37.9782°N 23.7203°E / 37.9782; 23.7203ArchitectureArchitect(s)Emmanuel LazaridisTypeSynagogue architectureStyleGreek RevivalCompleted1935MaterialsPentelic marble^[1]^[2]

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]

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]

References

^ ^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.