Affiliation Orthodox Judaism Status Active Architectural type Greek Revival | Rite Sephardic Leadership Rabbi Gabriel Negrin | |
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Location 5 Melidoni Street
Athens, Greece 105 53 Address Melidoni 5, Athina 105 53, Greece Similar Etz Hayyim Synagogue, Delos Synagogue, Monastir Synagogue, Jewish Museum of Greece, Jewish Museum of Rhodes |
Beth Shalom Synagogue (Hebrew: בית כנסת בית שלום) is the principal synagogue of Athens, Greece. It was built in 1935 of white Pentelic marble, the architecture is an austere Greek Revival style; the building was renovated in 1975. 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.
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