Reception at Beit Shaul Synagogue with representativs of the Greek church and the Jewish community. Chief Rabbi Koretz stands in front of the heikhal. (Avraham and David Recanati Collection)
Interior of Ohel Yossef (Kehila Sarfati) Synagogue, built in 1921, in the 1930s. The heikhal survives in the Yad Lezikaron Synagogue and the chandelier (wrapped) in the Monastirlis Synagogue. The raised platform of the heikhal is enclosed with iron grills. The bimah is not visible; it was most probably located in the center of the hall. (Avraham and David Recanati Collection)
Ceremony for the replacement of tombs from the old Jewish cemetery to the new cemetery in 1938 requested by the Greek government in order to enlarge the university campus, standing adjacent to the Jewish cemetery. Only four years later, in November 1942, with the support of the Nazis, the Greek government will take over the Jewish cemetery, will destroy the tombstones and will enlarge the university using the Jewish tombstones as construction material. (Avraham and David Recanati Collection)
Exterior of Ohel Yossef (Kehila Sarfati) Synagogue. The round windows were adorned with a Star of David. The synagogue was demolished after the Second World War. (Avraham and David Recanati Collection)
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