Greece
As early as 400 B.C.E., Jews were living in established communities in Greece, many of which remained in contact with other Jewish communities. After the Spanish Inquisition, thousands of Jews fled from Spain to Greece and settled there where the Ottomans granted Jews greater rights than in other parts of Europe. The two most important Greek Jewish communities were in Thessaloniki and Athens. When the Axis powers divided Greece, the Germans began imposing restrictions on Jews and eventually began deportations. Over 45,000 Jews from Thessaloniki were deported to Auschwitz. Only the Jews living under Italian control were spared from deportations. Today, there are between 4,300-6,000 Jews currently living in Greece.
PLACES OF INTEREST
- Ancient Synagogue
of the Agora of Athens
- Jewish Museum of Athens
Nikis 39, Athina, Grèce, +30 21 0322 5582
- Scuola Greca Synagogue of Corfu
Velissariou 4, 49100 Corfu
- Etz Hayyim Synagogue of Canea
Parados Kondylaki, Chania 730 11, Greece, +30 2821 086286
- Ancient Sacred Synagogue of Ioannina
Ioustinianou 16, Anatoli, Ioannina, Greece
- Museum of History of the Jews of Thessalonikí
Agiou Mina 13, Thessaloniki 546 24, +30 231 025 0406
- Synagogue of Veria
Véria 591 32, Greece
- Monument of the Victims of the Holocaust
Jewish Martyrs Square, Rhodes
SYNAGOGUES
- Chabad of Athens
Esopou 10, Athina 105 54, Greece
- Kahal Shalom Synagogue, Orthodox
Simmiou, Rodos 851 00, Greece
- Etz Hayyim Synagogue of Athens
Melidoni 8, Athina 105 53, Greece
- Beth Shalom Synagogue of Athens
Melidoni 5, Athina 105 53, Greece
- Monastirioton Synagogue of Thessaloníki
Syngrou 35, 54630 Thessaloníki
- Yad Lezikaron Synagogue of Thessaloníki
26 rue Vassilis Herakleios, 54624 Thessaloníki
ACCOMODATIONS
- Astoria Hotel
Salaminos 9, Thessaloniki 546 26, Greece
RESOURCES
- Jewish Community Center of Thessaloníki
Vasileos Irakleiou 26, Thessaloniki, +30 231 022 1124
Guide Info
Daniel Ischakis
Athens, Greece
+30-693-723-5201, WhatsApp available
info@jewishtours-greece.com
Contact Daniel
Experience the past and present of Jewish life in Athens and in Greece in general. Visit the Jewish Museum of Greece, Synagogues, the old Jewish quarter, and more together with an incredible local guide.
February 19, 2019
