Kehila Kedosha Janina

Kehila Kedosha Janina The Official page of Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue and Museum We welcome all people to come celebrate and share in this journey with us.

Kehila Kedosha Janina (the Holy Congregation of Janina) is the only Romaniote synagogue in the Western Hemisphere. Romaniote Jews are a unique community of Jewish people whose history in Greece dates back over two thousand years to the time of the Roman Empire. The Romaniotes are historically distinct from the Sephardim, who settled in Greece after the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492. Keh

ila Kedosha Janina is a NYC designated landmark, and continues to hold services every Saturday morning as well as for all Jewish holidays. In addition, it houses a museum about Greek Jewry that is open to the public every Sunday, as well as by appointment. The museum serves as a repository for both Romaniote and Sephardic history, especially on the Lower East Side, and hosts many educational events including lectures, book signings, movie screenings, and concerts. We are a small but tight-knit community, and we continually open our doors to visitors to provide both a spiritual home as well as a place to learn about Greek Jewish history. This Greek Jewish Festival is the our latest effort to not only preserve our unique culture, but to also celebrate and develop new ways of expressing what it means to be a Romaniote or Sephardic Jew.

06/02/2026
Check out this exciting new website and research project documenting the Jews of Crete:
06/01/2026

Check out this exciting new website and research project documenting the Jews of Crete:

The research project “The Jews of Crete: Reconstructing an Absence, Narrating a Presence” focuses on the Jews of Hania, the largest Jewish community in Crete during the 19th and 20th centuries. Drawing upon written, oral and visual sources, the project examines the life of the community during t...

Check out this excellent article by our dear community member Josh Lipson!
05/29/2026

Check out this excellent article by our dear community member Josh Lipson!

At the turn of the 20th century, two distinct Jewish communities lived side by side in Greece.

Join us on Sunday June 21 at 1pm for the opening of an exciting new museum exhibit featuring decades of dedicated resear...
05/28/2026

Join us on Sunday June 21 at 1pm for the opening of an exciting new museum exhibit featuring decades of dedicated research by Elias Messinas on past and present synagogues from across Greece. View digital reconstructions of lost synagogues and discover the evolution of Greek synagogue architectural styles from ancient times through today. Please RSVP to [email protected]

Elias Messinas is an architect and urban planner. He was the first architect to complete a comprehensive in-situ survey and documentation on Greek synagogues, backed by extensive archival research and interviews by survivors. His work has been published widely, including 10 books on his 30-year journey throughout Greece. Since 2016, he was the leading architect for the preservation of synagogues in Thessaloniki, Trikala, and Kos, and he was commissioned by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture to enrich the Archaeological Registry with more than 270 Jewish sites throughout Greece.

Refreshments will be served and signed books by Elias Messinas will be available for purchase. Please RSVP to [email protected]

Check out more photos from our Greek Jewish Festival! Thank you to all our sponsors, community partners, volunteers, and...
05/27/2026

Check out more photos from our Greek Jewish Festival! Thank you to all our sponsors, community partners, volunteers, and attendees who helped make the event so special!

05/27/2026
05/20/2026
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our 11th annual Greek Jewish Festival! The energy was unbelievable with more tha...
05/18/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our 11th annual Greek Jewish Festival! The energy was unbelievable with more than 10,000 people joining us to celebrate throughout the day! We had amazing music and dance performances spanning across the Mediterranean, nonstop dancing, fun and welcoming community partners and vendors, delicious food, and a dedicated team of volunteers who worked tirelessly to make everything work. It was truly a community and family reunion. Special thank you to all of our sponsors, community partners, and volunteers who make this festival possible. Stay tuned for more photos soon!

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280 Broome Street
New York, NY
10002

Opening Hours

Saturday 9am - 1pm
Sunday 11am - 4pm

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+15164569336

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