Beth Shalom Synagogue (Athens)

For similarly named synagogues, see Beth Shalom.

The Beth Shalom Synagogue (Hebrew: בית כנסת בית שלום) is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 5 Melidoni Street, in Athens, Greece. The synagogue serves as the principal place of Jewish worship in Athens.^[3]

Beth Shalom Synagogue
Hebrew: בית כנסת בית שלום
The synagogue entrance, in 2020
Religion
Affiliation	Orthodox Judaism
Rite	Nusach Sefard
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue
Leadership	Rabbi Gabriel Negrin
Status	Active
Location
Location	5 Melidoni Street, Athens 105 53
Country	Greece
Location of the synagogue in central Athens
Geographic coordinates	37°58′42″N 23°43′13″E
Architecture
Architect(s)	Emmanuel Lazaridis
Type	Synagogue architecture
Style	Greek Revival
Completed	1935
Materials	Pentelic marble
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Built of white Pentelic marble, the synagogue was designed by Emmanuel Lazaridis in an austere Greek Revival style. Completed in 1935,^[1] the building was renovated in 1975.^[4]

The congregation worships in the Eastern Sephardi rite,^[2] and is led by Rabbi Gabriel Negrin, who was elected by the Council of Athens’ Jewish Community following the 2014 death of the long time leader, Rabbi Jacob Arar.^[5]

See also

• Greece portal
• Judaism portal

• Judaism in Greece
• History of the Jews in Greece