Practical info

Type of location: Synagogue

Kahal Shalom Synagogue of Rhodes

Simmiou, Rodos 851 00, Greece

Tel : 30-22410-22364

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Historical description

Rhodes

In the fourteenth century, a Jewish community settled behind the ramparts of Rhodes erected by the knights of Saint John after their flight from the Holy Land. These Jews had the strange destiny of finding common ground with the Crusaders in their war against the ... Read more

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