Kahal Shalom Synagogue on the island of medieval times Sephardic Jews from Spain emigrated to Rhodes where they became part of the community

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Kahal Shalom Synagogue came under direct German control in 1943, and more than 1,550 of the remaining 1,700 Jews were deported and met their deaths in concentration camps, largely putting an end to the use of Kahal Shalom. Kahal Shalom was the only of the four synagogues in La Juderia at the time to survive the bombing during the Second World War. Today, Kahal Shalom is only used for services during the summer, when there is an influx of Jewish tourists and Rhodeslis (Jews hailing from Rhodes) as there are only 35 Jews on the island today, and as the headquarters for the Jewish Museum of Rhodes.

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Location: Rhodes Greece
Photo credit: © Brenda Kean / Alamy / Afripics
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