The Jewish Museum of Rhodes Reopens

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After two years of restoration, the Jewish Museum of Rhodes has reopened as of April 28, 2006.

Background: the Museum is located in the Old City of Rhodes, in rooms adjacent to the Kahal Shalom synagogue. The space was used for the women's prayer rooms until the Holocaust when the Jews of Rhodes were deported to Auschwitz. Since then the rooms were vacant and the roof had constant rain leakage.

In 1997 the Jewish Museum of Rhodes was established utilizing two of the rooms. It was created to advance the public awareness and appreciation of the unique history of the Jewish community with a photographic collection which documents life in Rhodes before the War.

In 2004 the Jewish Community of Rhodes undertook the long needed repair of the roof as well as restoring the interior. In addition, the Museum has expanded from the original two rooms into the four additional rooms, making it now six rooms.

Below are photos taken during the last week of April 2006.

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