Beth Shalom Synagogue (Athens)

For similarly named synagogues, see Beth Shalom.
Beth Shalom Synagogue
Hebrew: בית כנסת בית שלום
The synagogue entrance, in 2020
Religion
AffiliationOrthodox Judaism
RiteNusach Sefard
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusSynagogue
LeadershipRabbi Gabriel Negrin
StatusActive
Location
Location5 Melidoni Street, Athens 105 53
CountryGreece
Beth Shalom Synagogue (Athens) is located in Athens
Beth Shalom Synagogue (Athens)
Location of the synagogue in central Athens
Geographic coordinates37°58′42″N 23°43′13″E / 37.9782°N 23.7203°E / 37.9782; 23.7203
Architecture
Architect(s)Emmanuel Lazaridis
TypeSynagogue architecture
StyleGreek Revival
Completed1935
MaterialsPentelic marble
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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]

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

References

  1. ^ a b "Jewish Synagogues in Athens". Jewish Museum of Greece. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "International Survey of Jewish Monuments". Archived from the original on April 3, 2009. Retrieved March 23, 2009.
  4. ^ Stavroulakis, Nicholas; DeVinney, Timothy (1992). Jewish Sites and Synagogues of Greece. Athens: Talos Press. p. 47.
  5. ^ 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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