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DID YOU KNOW?
That the famous CORINTH CANAL in GREECE was originally built by 6000 jewish prisoners of war during Nero’s empire period?Filed under: Europe, Greece
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SUMMER PLANS: EPISODE 8 THE BEAUTIFUL GREEK ISLAND OF RHODES
In between your joyful stay at the crystalline Rhodes beaches, don’t miss a visit to the Jewish quarter “La Juderia” . Just follow this guided photo to see the history of each one of the places on the...
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THE JEWISH PIRATE THAT AVENGED THE INQUISITION
SINAN REIS, A Jewish Pirate that sailed under Captain Barbarossa, was based at the post of Santorini in Greece leading pirate ships like this one. He fought against the Spanish inquisitors in the...
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ONE OF THE OLDEST INHABITED MONASTERIES IN THE WORLD IS IN ISRAEL
The Mar Saba is a Greek Orthodox Monastery overlooking the Kidron Valley east of Bethlehem that was founded in the year 483Filed under: Europe, Greece
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A JEWISH MACEDONIAN TALE:
From current Macedonia to the Macedonian region of Greece, the Monasteriotes synagogue in Thessaloniki combines the history of Sephardic Jews from Monastir, in Bitola (currently Former Yugoslavian...
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NEXT TO THE APOLO TEMPLE, ONE OF THE FIRST JEWISH ROMANIOTE SYNAGOGUES IN GREECE
The mosaic at the Aegina Greek Island, 25 km south of the Athens coast, is one of the few remains of the early presence of the Romaniotes, Jews who established themselves around Greece 2000 years...
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THE ONLY REMAINING OF JEWISH LIFE IN THE ISLAND OF CRETE
The Etz Hayim synagogue in the town of Hanya in the Greek island of Crete is the only surviving site of the rich Jewish life that existed there.Filed under: Europe, Greece
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THE JEWISH VILLA THAT BECAME THE MUNICIPAL ART GALLERY OF THESSALONIKI
VIlla Mordoch, named after its Jewish owners in the 1930s, is one of the magnificent Jewish villas in Thessaloniki, Greece. Today, it houses the Municipal Art GalleryFiled under: Europe, Greece
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THE SMALL SYNAGOGUE IN THE LARGEST GREEK ISLAND
The Etz Chaim synagogue in the town of Chania in the Greek Island of Crete, dates back to the 14th Century and was rebuilt at the beginning of this century. So if you are spending your summer holidays...
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