Route

Historic Route

We invite you to walk and discover a hidden side of Athens: its Jewish past. This route takes you through key landmarks such as the Synagogue, the Monument to the Righteous Among the Nations, the Jewish Museum of Greece, and Yiouroum Square. Through photographs, explanations, and soundscapes, the past comes alive over today’s cityscape. It’s an open invitation to see the heart of Athens differently – through the traces of a community that left its lasting mark.

Discover them

Points on the map

Etz Chaim Synagogue

Monument to the Righteous Among the Nations

Beth Shalom Synagogue

Holocaust Memorial

Original Location of the Etz Haim Synagogue

Karaiskaki I First Synagogue

Yusurum / Abyssinia Square

Jewish Merchants in Kapnikarea

Jewish Museum of Greece

The Synagogue of the Ancient Agora of Athens

Apostle Paul at the Areios Pagos

Route

The Testimony of Asher Moissis
The Escape of the Rabbi in 1943

Follow a moving route based on the true testimony of Asher Moissis, who in 1943 organized the smuggling of Rabbi Elias Barzilai out of the SS headquarters on Merlin Street through a staged abduction in the center of Athens. Thanks to the Rabbi’s courage and silence, he never revealed the names of Athens’ Jews, helping to save thousands of lives. This walk takes you through the very streets where these events unfolded – streets that still carry the weight of memory, history, and resistance.
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