Museum
The Jewish Museum of Rhodes and the Kahal Shalom Synagogue are located in Dosiadou & Simiou Streets, Rhodes Old Town, Greece. The museum and synagogue hours: 10 am to 3 pm, from April 1 through October 31. Closed on Saturdays and state holidays. The admission fee is 6 euros per person (free entrance for children under 12). During the “winter season” starting November 1, the museum and synagogue are closed, although arrangements may be possible by contacting the JCR: jcrhodes@otenet.gr or phone: 30-22410-22364). For more info, see the FAQs.
*** UPDATE February 15, 2024: Please click for program details of the JCR’s 80th Commemoration of the Holocaust Victims of Rhodes & Kos and the reopening of the Jewish Museum of Rhodes on July 16-23, 2024. For inquiries, contact the JCR directly: jcrhodes@otenet.gr
***UPDATE January 31, 2024: Please be advised that the Jewish Community of Rhodes (JCR) just announced on January 24th that they will be closed until further notice due to the ongoing renovation of the museum and the entrance of the synagogue. Please contact the JCR directly for updates: jcrhodes@otenet.gr
To know more about the museum, please read the Ke Haber? newsletters from 1998 to 2009: https://www.rhodesjewishmuseum.org/newsletters/
Family Photos
These photos represent a perspective of typical Jewish families of Rhodes. In many photos, you will notice the distinctive foreground of the graceful stone mosaic…
Museum Established in 1997
The idea for the museum was instigated by a family trip in 1995. It was at that time that I noticed that there was a…
Museum Archives
Two hundred artifacts from the Rhodes Jewish Historical Fdn. Collection have been transferred to the JCR with the Museum as its permanent depository. For inquiries…