Rhodes, Greece

Square of the Jewish Martyrs

Square of the Jewish Martyrs, Rhodes

A quiet square in the old Jewish quarter, centred on a bronze seahorse fountain. It marks the spot where the Sephardic community of Rhodes was gathered in July 1944 before deportation to Auschwitz, from which few returned.

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Location

Coordinates: 36.442778, 28.229573

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