Practical info
Type of location: Jewish Community / Center
Jewish community center of Thessaloníki
Vasileos Irakleiou 26, Thessaloniki
Historical description
Thessaloníki
When David Ben Gurion moved to Thessaloníki to learn Turkish in 1910, he was surprised to discover a city like none found in “Eretz Israel”: The Shabbat marked the day of rest here, and even the dockworkers were Jewish. He was advised not to admit he ... Read more