Beth Shalom Synagogue (Athens) Explained

Beth Shalom Synagogue
Native Name:Hebrew: בית כנסת בית שלום
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Religious Affiliation:Orthodox Judaism
Rite:Nusach Sefard
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Organisational Status:Synagogue
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Leadership:Rabbi Gabriel Negrin
Functional Status:Active
Location:5 Melidoni Street, Athens 105 53
Country:Greece
Map Type:Greece Athens central
Map Size:250
Map Relief:1
Coordinates:37.9782°N 23.7203°W
Architect:Emmanuel Lazaridis
Architecture Style:Greek Revival
Year Completed:1935
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Materials:Pentelic 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]

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  1. Web site: Jewish Synagogues in Athens . Jewish Museum of Greece . 2017-02-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201074014/http://www.jewishmuseum.gr/en/information/jews_greece/jewish_sites/jewish_synagogues.html . 2017-12-01 . dead .
  2. Web site: Beit Shalom Synagogue in Athens . Historic synagogues of Europe . . n.d. . 10 July 2024 .
  3. Web site: International Survey of Jewish Monuments . 2009-03-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090403051545/http://www.isjm.org/country/greece/bethshalom.htm . 2009-04-03 . dead .
  4. Book: Stavroulakis, Nicholas . DeVinney, Timothy . Jewish Sites and Synagogues of Greece . Talos Press . Athens . 1992 . 47 .
  5. An Ancient Community Gets a Young Leader . Sherri Moshman . Paganos . May 13, 2016 . .