History
The Rabbis of Rhodes
The Jewish communities of the Ottoman Empire operated as self-governing bodies, known as millets. The Jews of Rhodes organized and conducted their communal life according…
Holocaust
The implementation of the anti-Jewish laws in September 1938 by the Italian Governor caused great alarm and hardship to the Jewish community. This resulted in…
Emigration
At the beginning of the 1900’s a growing number of Jews left the Island of Rhodes for other lands primarily in search of better economic opportunities. At…
Documents
The following are various types of documents and visual artifacts from “La Juderia”. These items have been displayed at the Rhodes Jewish Museum. At the…
1426 Siddur
Rhodes Siddur Manuscript of 1426 Acquired for the Museum Archives In October 2008 the Rhodes Jewish Historical Foundation acquired a copy of an ancient prayer…
“800 Year-Old Torah”
In 2003, the Rhodes Jewish Historical Foundation acquired a short-term permission from the Chalom Temple in Buenos Aires to exhibit and analyze the ancient Torah…
