kahal kadosh shalom synagogue

Hrd to find but eyes opening experience.tell you the history of the Jews in Rodes and Kos and a museum with amazing cloths, photos of a gone era.A must see for every jew.

I was there during my honeymoon (2008- but trip advisor doesn't let me go that far back). While visiting the museum we ran into a man who was born in Rhodes, survived the occupation and came back to take care of the museum. He lives 1/2 of the year in Italy and 1/2 in Rhodes. He told us first hand his story and insisted on taking us on a full tour of the museum. Amazing experience!

Sad history in the past...but a very bright future. Most amazing trip of my life.The whole experience was very special.Thank you so much for a wonderful week of activities.

A little tricky to find but worth the effort (we asked for directions at the tourist office). It's a lovely quiet oasis in this bustling town so an ideal location for wandering through this very worthwhile museum and ponder the fate and eventual demise of the Jewish community in Rhodes. No entry fee but there is a box for donations on the way back out through the synagogue.

The synagogue & museum are only open during the tourist season (approx mid April through mid November) from 10 am-3 pm. They are not hard to find as they are a short walk from the cruise ships and a stone's throw from the Holocaust Memorial in Jewish Martyr's Square. You can tour the museum and synagogue on your own as there is ample information posted. (The synagogue exists purely on donations, so it's important to leave one.) In addition, for 10 euros you can take a fascinating, nearly 3 hour tour of the former Jewish Quarter with Isaac Habib whose parents were born there. He concludes with something personal and extremely moving which I will not disclose here (nor would I do it justice if I did.) As I said above, not to be missed!

We were made very welcome to a beautiful but sad place of worship which has an accompanying exhibition. The historical event of the second world war when 95% of the Rhodes Jewish community were brutally taken to the German death camps and murdered is an incredibly moving story. Unfortunately the Jewish community of Rhodes has never fully recovered from this decimation and it is only by the hard work of a few dedicated individuals that the memories are kept alive.A must see attraction.

Very nice synagogue but not easy to find it is worth a look at and ask the locals for the directions as it is up a side street.

The hidden synagogue is proof of the elaborate history of the Jews of Rhodes. A must if you are visiting the Old City

the Synagogue is actually a musium inside the old city. in dedicted to the history of the jewish comunity in rhodos who was murdered almost entirlely by the germans during WW2.vert emoutional place

It was worth the visit, much more that i expected to see. Excellent guide, beautiful souvenir shop. Dont miss out when in Rhodes

an old synagogue with a small museum telling about the history of the Jews of Rhodes that lived there till the 2nd world war

Interesting site, emotional.the museum is nice and has a Torah book that is 400 years old and survived the holocaust.

Well worth a visit even if you are not Jewish. I love this place as it is so peaceful. It is located just off of the Martyr Square,however,avoid the cafes here,very expensive and not good quality.

There was a complete history of Jewish life, trade, worship, marriages and integration into Rhodes commerce, wealth and government, spanning a period from pre-crusader to modern times, including: Jewish deportation and the holocaust, and down to the present day, although the history of Jews on Rhodes is considerably more ancient. There is a beautiful synagogue too, a really peaceful sanctuary (holy place) for the gathering community as the name of the synagogue suggests. There is currently no regular worship there by the few remaining Jews on Rhodes. Although, I believe a rabbi visits from Israel for Jewish feasts.The caretaker (guide) is a very interesting person to talk to and can add significantly to what is displayed. For example, he told us that during the Nazi occupation, valuable Hebrew texts, Torah scrolls and many valuables were saved from destruction by the (Turkish) Mufti of Rhodes (Sheikh Suleyman) who hid them in the Mosque, being the least likely place the Nazis would look for them. They were restored to the Synagogue when Rhodes was liberated.There is no entry fee to the museum and synagogue. It is located in a rather hidden quiet part of the old city and you may have to ask for directions and mark it on your street map.

Visiting the synagogue and its museum was one of the most worthwhile things I did in Rhodes.The information in the museum was well expressed and could not fail to move one.