Etz Chaim Synagogue
The Etz Haim Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Melidoni Street 8, in the Thiseio area of Athens, Greece. The synagogue was completed in 1904 by Greek Romaniote Jews who came from Ioannina, and for this reason it is also called the "Romanian" or "Yannonian" synagogue by the oldest members of the community.- Synagogue
- …dates from 1904
- Opening hours:
Monday–Friday: 9:00 AM–1:00 PM
Tuesday: 12:30 PM–4:30 PM - Description: synagogue in Athens
- Address: Μελιδώνη 8, Αθήνα, 10553
- Also known as“Synagoge Ets Chagim”“Συναγωγή Ισραηλίτικης Κοινότητας Αθηνών ‘ΕΤΣ ΧΑΪΜ’”
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Etz Chaim Synagogue
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Latitude
37.97841° or 37° 58′ 42″ north
Longitude
23.72005° or 23° 43′ 12″ east
Open location code
8G95XPHC+92
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Hebrew—“Etz Chaim Synagogue” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيس عتس حاييم”
- French: “Synagogue Etz Chaim”
- Greek: “Συναγωγή Ετς Χαγίμ”
- Greek: “Συναγωγή Ετς Χαΐμ”
- Hebrew: “בית הכנסת עץ חיים (אתונה)”
- Hebrew: “בית הכנסת עץ חיים”
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