Join us to honor our ancestors together.
Rhodes 16—21 of July
Kos 22 of July
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Programme Of Events 16 – 23 July 20204
Tuesday July 16th 2024
15.00 Cooking demonstration with Sibel Pinto, chef and author of “The Evolution of the Sephardic Cuisine in Turkey: Five Hundred Years of Survival”
Location: ANKO Cooking School, G. Seferi 78-80, Midia Shopping Center, Rhodes
Free of charge – Maximum number of participants: 25
18.30 Tour of the Jewish quarter with Isaac Habib Location: Kahal Shalom Synagogue
Free of charge – Maximum number of participants: 40
21.00 Screening of “Behind These Walls, Journey to the Past,” narrated by Isaac Habib Location: RODON Open air theatre
Wednesday July 17th 2024
Day of Commemorative Workshops
Each talk will last about 45 minutes and followed by 30 minutes for Q&A and general discussion from the floor.
Location: Museum of Modern Greek Art, Plateia Gavriil Charitou, Municipality of Rhodes
09.30: Welcome 09.45: Introduction from Anthony McElligott: “Families, Cultures and Communities: Rhodes and Kos”
10.15 : “The Ladino Legacies of the Rhodeslis” with Dr. Devin E. Naar, The Isaac Alhadeff Professor in Sephardic Studies and Associate Professor at the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies and Department of History, University of Washington
11.30: Coffee Break
12.00: “The Afterlives of Objects: Finding Meaning (and Magic) in Sephardic Family Treasures” with Dr. Hannah Pressman, Director of Education and Engagement at the HUC- JIR Jewish Language Project
13.15: Lunch Break
14.00: “History of Sephardic Songs” with Maria Papavassilopoulou, Ethnomusicologist and PhD candidate in Sephardic Music
15.15: Closing Remarks
21.00 Screening of the documentary “Samuel Modiano, The Mission: From Rhodes To Auschwitz “, Production: Ciné Chevalier, Stamatiou Foundation.
Location: RODON Οpen air theatre
Thursday July 18th 2024
10.00 Cooking demonstration with Sibel Pinto
Location: ANKO Cooking School, G. Seferi 78-80, Midia Shopping Center, Rhodes
Free of charge – Maximum number of participants: 25
19.00 Inauguration of the renovated Jewish Museum of Rhodes with Aron Hasson, Founder of the Rhodes Jewish Historical Foundation, in conversation with Professor Anthony McElligott, Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Limerick, author of the upcoming book, “The Last Transport: The Holocaust in the Eastern Aegean”
Friday July 19th 2024
10.00 Lecture on the Rhodes Rabbinical tradition Location: Jewish cemetery, Rhodes-Kallithea Avenue
11.00 Memorial Prayer Service
Location: Jewish Cemetery, Rhodes-Kallithea Avenue
20.00 Erev Shabbat Service followed by dinner at the Casino Rodos
Location: Kahal Shalom Synagogue
Approximate cost: €70 p.p.
Saturday July 20th 2024
10.00 Shabbat Morning Service Location: Kahal Shalom Synagogue
Sunday July 21st 2024
11.00 Official Memorial Ceremony for the Holocaust victims of Rhodes and Kos Location: Kahal Shalom Synagogue
12.00 Wreath-laying Ceremony
Location: Holocaust Memorial Site, Jewish Martyrs Square
21.00 “Unknown Musical Treasures of Greek Jewish Traditional Songs,” a concert by Pellegrinaggio Al Levante Ensemble
Location: Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes
Monday July 22nd 2024
8.00 Ferry to Kos Island
Cost to be advised
11.00 Memorial Prayer Service at the Jewish Cemetery of Kos
12.00 Memorial Service Visit at the Holy Synagogue of Kos
13.00 Unveiling of Memorial Plaque at the Local County Government, Akti Miaouli 2
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Hotel Reservations
The Jewish Community of Rhodes in cooperation RTB Travel Group offer you the following hotels at special rates for the event.
Mediterranean Hotel Rhodes
Booking Code: 802024 (insert code on the top right side)
Special rates valid 12-26JUL24, available until 8JUL24
Distance from Kahal Shalom Synagogue: walking 26min – by car/taxi 8 min
Distance from Chabad: n/a
Best Western Plus Plaza Hotel | Book Online (plazahotelrhodes.reserve-online.net)
Special rates valid 11-28JUL24, available until 30APR24
Distance from Kahal Shalom Synagogue: walking 19min – by car/taxi 8 min
Distance from Chabad: walking n/a
Sheraton Rhodes Resort
Special rates valid 14-24JUL24, available until 10JUN24
Distance from Kahal Shalom Synagogue: walking n/a – by car/taxi 13 min
Distance from Chabad: walking 15min
Akti Imperial Hotel & Convention Center
Special rates valid 9-30JUL24, available until 2JUN24
Distance from Kahal Shalom Synagogue: walking n/a – by car/taxi 12 min
Distance from Chabad: walking 20min
Rodos Palace Luxury Convention Resort
Special rates valid 16-21JUL24, available until 10JUN24
Distance from Kahal Shalom Synagogue: walking n/a – by car/taxi 11 min
Distance from Chabad: walking 18min
Elysium Resort & Spa
Special rates valid 11-26JUL24, available upon availability
Distance from Kahal Shalom Synagogue: walking n/a – by car/taxi 15 min
Distance from Chabad: walking n/a
For more information please contact:
RTB Travel Group
Official Travel Agent of the
80th Anniversary of the Deportation of the Jews of Rhodes and Kos
Contact person: Mr. Akis-Yomtov Robissa
[email protected]
