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.

To know more about the museum, please read the Ke Haber? newsletters from 1998 to 2009:  https://www.rhodesjewishmuseum.org/newsletters/


*** UPDATE April 11, 2024: To register for the JCR’s 80th Commemoration events, please visit their website: https://jewishrhodes.org/july-2024-marks-80-years-since-the-deportation-of-the-jewish-communities-of-rhodes-and-kos-to-auschwitz-birkenau/

For inquiries, contact the JCR directly: jcrhodes@otenet.gr 

*** UPDATE February 15, 2024: See Current Events to view the JCR’s 80th Commemoration Program for July 16-23, 2024. 

***UPDATE January 31, 2024: Due to the ongoing renovation of the Museum, email the JCR directly for updates: jcrhodes@otenet.gr

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…