Practical info

Type of location: Synagogue

Monastirioton Synagogue of Thessaloníki

Syngrou 35, 54630 Thessaloníki

Tel : +30 231 025 0406

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

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