Beth Shalom Synagogue (Athens)
Orthodox synagogue in Athens, Greece
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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]
LeadershipRabbi Gabriel Negrin
| Beth Shalom Synagogue | |
|---|---|
Hebrew: בית כנסת בית שלום | |
The synagogue entrance, in 2020 | |
  Location of the synagogue in central Athens | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
| Rite | Sephardi |
| Synagogue | |
| Leadership | Rabbi Gabriel Negrin |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 5 Melidoni Street, Athens 105 53 |
| Country | Greece |
| Coordinates | 37°58′42″N 23°43′13″E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | Emmanuel Lazaridis |
| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Style | Greek Revival |
| Completed | 1935 |
| Materials | Pentelic marble |
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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]
