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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 99 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 for guided tours by appointment on Sundays and during the week. Visitors are encouraged to email info@kkjsm.org to schedule your 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, film screenings, and concerts.
Museum and Tours
News & Announcements
Pesah Holiday Services
Spring 2026
Join us at KKJ as we celebrate Pesah in the Romaniote tradition. At the same location on the Lower East Side for the past 99 years, KKJ is the last remaining Romaniote synagogue in the Western Hemisphere conducting services in the Judeo-Greek Romaniote Minhag (tradition). View our full schedule Here. Please RSVP to Amarcus@kkjsm.org מועדים לשמחה Χρόνια Πολλά
Greek Jewish Festival
May 17 from 12pm-6pm
Join the Greek Jewish Festival as we celebrate the unique Romaniote and Sephardic heritage of the Jews of Greece! Experience a feast for the senses including authentic kosher Greek foods and homemade Greek pastries, traditional Greek dancing and live Greek and Sephardic music, an outdoor marketplace full of vendors, arts and educational activities for kids, and much more! Learn more at www.GreekJewishFestival.com
Yom HaShoa Holocaust Remembrance Day Ceremony
April 19 at 1pm
We invite you to join us to remember all who perished in the Holocaust, including all of our communities from Greece. Following our candle lighting ceremony, we will hear from keynote speaker David Baruch who will recount his experience surviving the Holocaust in hiding with his family from Patras, Greece. Please RSVP to Amarcus@kkjsm.org
Romaniote American Oral History Project
What does it mean to be a Romaniote Jew in the US in the 21st Century? After more than 100 years in America, Kehila Kedosha Janina is excited to share this research project that documents our community today, exploring questions of identity, culture, preservation, and adaptation. Check out the project highlights and stories gathered so far, and contact us to add your voice. Contact Theo Canter at Theo@kkjsm.org to learn more and contribute your voice as we write the next chapter of our community’s story.
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