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The museum is in a renovated house that may have belonged to a Jewish family killed during the Holocaust - I found myself constantly thinking about that while exploring/experiencing the small but well done exhibits on 4 small floors (and half floors) of the museum/house....More
Like all Jewish museums in Europe it catalogues the destruction of the local community during the Holocaust. Greece had a vibrant Jewish community of more than 50,000 prior to World War II. Today, there are approximately 3,000 people left. Note that the museum closes at...More
An incredibly sad story told extremely well. Apart from a great many exhibits and story boards on numerous floors, there is a wonderful film which tells the story of numerous individuals who survived the war as children. It covers the fate of them and their...More
We visited today while in Athens and we're very impressed. The museum was small, but very well thought out. We learned a lot from the materials. I would recommend the museum to anyone in Athens
We were glad to see that Rick Steves included the Jewish Museum in his book about Athens, and very pleased that we had a chance to explore the collection. It's small, but thoughtfully laid out. When you see the history of Athens going back thousands...More
Although quite small, this museum gives a very comprehensive overview of ancient and particularly modern history of the Jews in Greece. It deals with the various communities, religious ritual and the Holocaust.
The Jews were part of Greek history probably since the classical period of not before. I wanted to see how this interaction was told in a museum on Athens. While there are some quality objects, they are not presented to their highest level. I would...More
Much like the Jews of Rome, the Romaniote Jews are neither Sephardim (who came later) nor Ashkenzim, but Jews who trace their roots back to the Roman Empire. The museum is beautifully laid out over a number of floors, with clothing and books and religious...More
The Jewish Museum of Greece is really very small. We know a lot about Jewish traditions and artifacts but were interested to see some of the unique things about Greek Jews. The museum was well organized and did not take long to go through but...More
We spent 2 1/2 hours in this museum. We are very knowledgeable about Judaica, the rituals and Jewish law so we did not need to learn about life cycle events. Therefore we were more focused on the history and there was plenty of information. We...More
