ofskfe: Old Synagogue in Zakynthos, a city and a former municipality on the island of Zakynthos, Ion
ofskfe: Old Synagogue in Zakynthos, a city and a former municipality on the island of Zakynthos, Ionian Islands, Greece. During the 18th century, two synagogues were functioning on Zakynthos, the Candiot and the Sephardi. In 1953, the island was struck by a severe earthquake and the fire that followed it destroyed its entire Jewish quarter as well as its two synagogues. By 1954, the Jewish community of Zakynthos was dissolved. There remains only the site of the Candiot Synagogue and a memorial was placed in its courtyard indicating the place. (x) The text of the second image: This holy place, the Synagogue Shalom, destroyed by earthquake in 1953, is written on parchment in the records of our community. The third image is a close-up of the two memorials to Mayor Lucas Karrer and Metropolitan Bishop Chrysostomos, who were instrumental in saving the lives of Zakynthian Jews in 1943. See the story here. -- source link