Wikipedia's first sentence called it “only surviving remnant of the once jewish community on the greek isle of crete”. Today it says “orthodox jewish congregation and synagogue”.
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Etz Hayyim Synagogue ( ) is the only surviving remnant of the once Romaniote Jewish community on the Greek isle of Crete . After being restored, the synagogue (with its Mikveh ) has become a tourist destination and has attracted visits from foreign dignitaries like Queen Sofía of Spain , the sister of the former King Constantine II of Greece, who made a sudden and unannounced visit to the site on March 6, 2006. The synagogue was the target of an arson attack by a British citizen on January 5, 2010. Today the community is a symbol of a good living together. The community life has revived while almost all congregants are Non-Jews. Occasionally a Rabbi or (at the Jewish holidays) someone who is able to blow the shofar visits the community. An International team takes care of the congregation work. Christians and Muslims are invited to visit the meetings and in opposition to other Jewish Congregations in Europe, the visitors have not to show their passport at the entrance. Despite the community's Romaniote past, the congregation today uses primarily the sefardic custom of Greece and has developed its own Haggadah text. "Die Havurah von Chania - NZZ" – via NZZ.1
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The opening as it stood in 2010
The Etz Hayyim Synagogue ( ) is the only surviving remnant of the once Jewish community on the Greek isle of Crete . After being restored, the synagogue has become tourist destination and has attracted visits from foreign dignitaries like Queen Sofía of Spain , the sister of the former King Constantine II of Greece, who made a sudden and unannounced visit to the site on March 6, 2006. The synagogue was the target of an arson attack January 5, 2010.
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The Etz Hayyim Synagogue ( ) is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Chania on the Greek island of Crete .It is the only surviving remnant of the island's Romaniote Jewish community.
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Orthodox synagogue in Crete, Greece The Etz Hayyim Synagogue ( Hebrew : בית הכנסת עץ חיים ) is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue , located in Chania on the island of Crete , in Greece .Constructed as a church , the building was converted into a synagogue in the 17th century. It is the only surviving remnant of the island's Romaniote Jewish community. Historic synagogues of Europe .Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem . n.d .
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only surviving remnant of the once jewish community on the greek isle of crete
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orthodox jewish congregation and synagogue
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