Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece

4.5 (392 reviews) Sunday: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Spent Ranking #19 in Central Macedonia Speciality Museums • History Museums

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The Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki was founded to honor the rich and creative Sephardic heritage as it evolved in the city of Thessaloniki.On the ground level are monumental stones and inscriptions that were once found in the great Jewish necropolis that lay to the east of the city walls. Accompanying these stones are a series of photographs showing the cemetery and visitors as it was in 1914.Central to the first floor is a narrative history of the Jewish presence in Thessaloniki from the 3rd century BCE until the Second World War. A separate exhibit focuses on the Shoah, as it affected the Jewish Community of Thessaloniki. The majority of the community - some 49,000 persons - was systematically deported to Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen where most of them perished.A research and documentation center operates within the premises, which aims to document and digitize archival documents from the Museum's own collection as well as archival material from other sources, thus creating a database accessible to visitors.The Museum provides special educational programs for schools.

Address

Agiou Mina 11 , Greece.

Mobile

+30 231 025 0406

Website

http://www.jmth.gr

Email

[email protected]

Working hours

Monday : 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Tuesday : 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Wednesday : 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Thursday : 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Friday : 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Saturday :
Sunday : 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Current local date and time now

Sunday, May 12, 2024, 18:25

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5LizTols 5:00 PM Aug 30, 2021
Fascinating and moving
My daughter and I visited here and spent several hours exploring it. We were moved by the collection of items they have, especially the wall with 50,000 names on it. It gives voice to those numbers. Highly recommend.
4caspardel 5:00 PM Aug 6, 2020
Very interesting
This museum provided both and insight into the history of the Jewish population of Thessaloniki and due to the importance of the Jewish population the overall historical development of the city. I was particularly taken by the historical maps explaining the migration routes into Thessaloniki and how these locations filtered into the development of Thessaloniki today. The overlayed topological maps enabled the history to be brought alive by creating direct links between past and present.