Jewish Museum of Greece

Jewish Museum of Greece
Εβραϊκό Μουσείο Ελλάδος
The Jewish Museum of Greece
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Established1977
LocationNikis 39,
Athens, Greece
TypeEthnological museum
Public transit accessAthens Metro Athens Metro Line 2 Athens Metro Line 3 Syntagma
Athens Tram Athens Tram Line 4 Athens Tram Line 5 Line Syntagma
Websitewww.jewishmuseum.gr

The Jewish Museum of Greece (Greek: Εβραϊκό Μουσείο της Ελλάδος) is a museum in Athens, Greece. It was established by Nicholas Stavroulakis in 1977 to preserve the material culture of the Greek Jews.[1] The museum displays the 2,300 years of Greek Jewish history through the material artifacts in its possession. The collections and archives of the museum contain over 10,000 artifacts. Included in the museum is an art gallery, a periodic exhibition space, a research library, and photo archive and conservation laboratories.[2]

  • Plaque in memory of Mordechai Frizis at the Jewish Museum
    Plaque in memory of Mordechai Frizis at the Jewish Museum
  • View of the interior
    View of the interior
  • Megillah with cast and engraved silver-gilt case
    Megillah with cast and engraved silver-gilt case
  • Artifacts that Nazis took from the local Jewish community
    Artifacts that Nazis took from the local Jewish community
  • Traditional clothing
    Traditional clothing

See also

References

  1. ^ Plaut, Joshua Eli, Greek Jewry in the Twentieth Century, 1913-1983; Patterns of Jewish survival in the Greek Provinces Before and After the Holocaust, Fairleigh Dickenson University Press, 1996 p. 184
  2. ^ "Jewish Museum of Greece". Association of European Jewish Museums. Retrieved 7 June 2024.

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