Practical info

Type of location: Mosque

Yeni Djami Mosque

Archeologikou Mousiou 30, Thessaloniki 546 41

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