Monastir Synagogue

All that remains

Before WWII there were 32 synagogues in the city. Only this one survived the Nazi destruction of the community because the Greek Red Cross used it. Beautiful but very sad indeed.

All that remains

Before WWII there were 32 synagogues in the city. Only this one survived the Nazi destruction of the community because the Greek Red Cross used it. Beautiful but very sad indeed.

Family

Interesting but so sad to learn 56 thousand people were wiped out in the holocaust by nazi Germans in one summer. They had been a thriving community and the lady explained the atrocities that took pla...

Family

Interesting but so sad to learn 56 thousand people were wiped out in the holocaust by nazi Germans in one summer. They had been a thriving community and the lady explained the atrocities that took pla...

Worth a Visit

There was once an enormous Jewish population in Thessaloniki. On the eve of WWII there were ~ 30 synagogues; now there are two. This is the big synagogue, used only at major holidays. Its original ...