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Learn more about our community at Kehila Kedosha Janina (the Holy Community of Janina) and discover the nearly 2,300 year old history of the Romaniote Jews of Greece.
Meet our communal leadership and read our monthly newsletters. Explore our museum and join us at our unique Greek Jewish events. Explore our historic building erected in 1927 and restored to its original conditions. We are proud to be listed on the National and State Registers of Historic Places and a designated New York City Landmark since 2004.
About Us
Kehila Kedosha Janina, at the same location on the Lower East Side for the past 98 years, is the last remaining Romaniote synagogue in the Western Hemisphere. Our active community still conducts weekly services in the traditional Romaniote liturgy. ​
Join us for our weekly Shabbat and Jewish holiday services. Use our state-of-the-art facility to host a wedding, bar/bat mitzvah, family reunion, or other events.
Religious Services
Learn more about Greek Jewry and Jewish Life on the Lower East Side. Our museum is open to the public every Sunday from 11am-4pm as well as by appointment and offers free guided tours. Visitors are strongly encouraged to email museum@kkjsm.org to let us know if you plan to visit.
The museum serves as a repository for Greek Jewish history and culture. It also hosts a variety of events throughout the year including lectures, book signings, movie screenings, and concerts.
Museum and Tours
News & Announcements
Our Story

Jewish Comics & Sephardic Stories​
March 2 at 1pm
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Join comic book creators and Jewish educators Arnon Z. Shorr & Joshua M. Edelglass for a fun multimedia presentation that explores how they created the graphic novel José and the Pirate Captain Toledano. The program includes a short film screening, an overview of the real history of Jewish pirates, and how they brought these Sephardic characters to life. Signed books will be available for sale and refreshments will be served. Open to all ages. RSVP to Amarcus@kkjsm.org

Purim Community Celebration
​Thursday March 13 at 6pm
Join us at KKJ as we celebrate a Greek Jewish Purim! The evening starts with Minha and Arvith services, followed by a Romaniote Megillah Reading. Afterwards we'll enjoy a traditional Greek Jewish dinner. Dress up as your favorite costumes and celebrate this festive Jewish holiday with your family and friends! Please RSVP to Amarcus@kkjsm.org

Torah and Taverna Nights
February 26 at 8pm​
Join us on Wednesday February 26 at 8pm for our new monthly evening program Torah & Taverna Nights. Each month will feature guest Jewish educators and musicians and offer an engaging evening of insights, live music, delicious appetizers, and more. Please RSVP to Amarcus@kkjsm.org
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To Say I Was Here: Greek, Ladino, Turkish, & Arabic Speaking Jewish Recording Musicians in NY circa 1916-66
​March 30 at 1pm
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Join us on Sunday March 30 for a special presentation and listening session led by music researcher Ian Nagoski, who will survey the immigrant performers who recorded in Lower Manhattan in the first half of the 20th century. Explore the lives and music of immigrants from Aleppo, Baghdad, Ioannina, Istanbul, Izmir, and Thessaloniki who settled in NYC. Experience this unique opportunity to hear and feel their music again. Please RSVP to Amarcus@kkjsm.org