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The Monastir synagogue is the last traditional synagogue of Thessaloniki in the great tradition of Salonican synagogues bearing in their name the place of origin of the congregation members (Ashkenaz 1376, Majorka 1391, Provincia 1394, Italia Yashan 1423, Guerush Sefarad 1492, Kastilia 1492–3, Aragon
352:, in Austria-Hungary. Loewye was based in Karlsbad, Czechoslovakia, visiting Thessaloniki often as the engineer for the Austrian company that built that railway line between Thessaloniki and Vienna. Loewy moved to Thessaloniki in 1938. The consecration by the 387:
In 2016 the historic restoration of the synagogue was completed by architect Elias Messinas and KARD Architects, Dimitris Raidis and Alexandros Kouloukouris. The restoration project was supported by the Federal Republic of Germany.
348:, chiefly by Ida Aroesti, in the memory of her late husband Isaac, and the families Camhi, Joseph Nahmias, Massot, Barouch, Halevi, Israel, Calderon, Faradji, and Meir. The synagogue was designed by Ernst Loewy (1878-1943) from 391:
The synagogue is no longer in regular function. There is a new synagogue shared with the Rabbinate and the offices of the Jewish Community of Thessaloniki at Tsimiski Street downtown. The
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The Synagogues of Greece: A Study of Synagogues in Macedonia and Thrace: With Architectural Drawings of all Synagogues of Greece
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and established themselves in Thessaloniki creating their own kehila (community) within the greater Jewish Community.
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Restoration Report Based on the Nomination to the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards
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Chief Rabbi of Thessaloniki, Haim Raphael Habib, took place on September 24, 1927 (Eloul 27, 5687).
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Commenced in 1925, the synagogue was completed in 1927. The funding was provided by Jews from
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This article about a synagogue or other Jewish place of worship in Greece is a
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Ecclesiastical or organisational status
Synagogue
Thessaloniki
Greece
Monastir Synagogue (Thessaloniki) is located in the Thessaloniki urban area
Thessaloniki
Geographic coordinates
40°38′23″N 22°56′31″E / 40.6397°N 22.9419°E / 40.6397; 22.9419
Architect(s)
Synagogue architecture
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Thessaloniki
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Monastir
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