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The Jewish Museum of Rhodes from: www. rhodesjewishmuseum.org

Aron Hasson, Founder and President of the
Rhodes Jewish Historical Foundation 
at the synagogue Kahal Shalom
(source: web site of Rhodes Jewish Museum)

We invite our readers to visit the site of the Jewish Museum of Rhodes, at www.rhodesjewishmuseum.org 
which includes visual and historic material on the Jewish community, the synagogue and the Jewish cemetery in Rhodes. Kol haKEHILA will present the synagogue Kahal Shalom and the Jewish  museum of Rhodes, in one of the future issues. 
Excerpts from the web site of the Jewish Museum of Rhodes: "So why a museum?  The Jewish community on the Island of Rhodes, known as "La Juderia", was once a thriving center for learning and living which was ended by the Holocaust.  Today, the Island of Rhodes is one of the most popularly visited vacation places in the Mediterranean Sea.  The vacationers come from all countries of the world, utilizing international charter air flights as well as luxury cruise ships. These visitors walk the streets of "La Juderia" lacking knowledge of its Sephardic Jewish history.  In fact, during the months of April to October, the Kahal Shalom has approximately 75 visitors per day. Unfortunately, there is almost nothing at the Kahal Shalom to inform it's visitors of it's unique history.  Although most of the remnants of Jewish life is absent as a result of the Holocaust, this Museum is an important first step of more expansive efforts in preserving the unique history of the Jews of Rhodes." 
Kol haKEHILA will present the museum and the synagogue Kahal Shalom in Rhodes in a future issue.


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