Practical info

Type of location: Synagogue

Yad Lezikaron Synagogue of Thessaloníki

26 rue Vassilis Herakleios, 54624 Thessaloníki

Tel: +30 231 022 1124

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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 ... Read more