Beth Shalom Synagogue (Athens)

Beth Shalom Synagogue (Hebrew: בית כנסת בית שלום‎) is the principal synagogue of Athens, Greece.[2] It was built in 1935[3] of white Pentelic marble, the architecture is an austere Greek Revival style; the building was renovated in 1975.[4] 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.[5]

Beth Shalom Synagogue בית כנסת בית שלום
Exterior of the synagogue
Religion
Affiliation	Orthodox Judaism
Rite	Sephardic
Leadership	Rabbi Gabriel Negrin
Status	Active
Location
Location	5 Melidoni Street Athens, Greece 105 53
Geographic coordinates	37.9782°N 23.7203°E / 37.9782; 23.7203
Architecture
Type	Greek Revival
Completed	1935[1]

See also

• Etz Chaim Synagogue (Athens)
• Ancient Synagogue in the Agora of Athens
• History of the Jews in Greece

References

1. "Jewish Synagogues in Athens". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
2. "International Survey of Jewish Monuments". Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
3. "Jewish Synagogues in Athens". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
4. Nicholas Stavroulakis and Timothy DeVinney, Jewish Sites and Synagogues of Greece," Talos Press, Athens, 1992, p. 47
5. Sherri Moshman