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Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki

The museum was founded to honour the rich and creative Sephardic heritage as it evolved in the city after the 15th century.Through several exhibits and photos, the visitor receives information on the religious and everyday life of the Jews of Thessaloniki up to WWII.

It is laid out on two levels and comprises a) a display of tombstones from the ancient Jewish cemetery of Thessaloniki b) a photographic exhibit “Thessaloniki, Sephardic Metropolis”, c) an ethnographic part with religious artefacts and memorabilia, d) a part dedicated to the Holocaust in Thessaloniki.