New Synagogue «Kahal Kadosh Shalom»
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The Kahal Shalom is the oldest synagogue in Greece, and the sole remaining synagogue on the island of Rhodes used for services. The synagogue is located on Dossiadou and Simiou streets and is believed to have been built in the year 1577.
The full name of the building is “Kahal Kadosh Shalom” (Holy Congregation of Peace) .It is also called the New Synagogue, due to the existence of another one in the area of the Jewish quarter, in the eastern part of the medieval city, destroyed during the first ottoman siege of 1480.
The inner hall of the synagogue, in traditional sephardim style, holds the prayers table in the middle, facing southeast towards Jerusalem. In the eastern courtyard a stone indicates the place of the fountain, built in 1577 as well.
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