Nikos Hanan Stavroulakis was born in England and his father was Petros Stavroulakis (A Greek Orthodox Christian), originally from Chania and [his mother, a Jewish woman] Anna Pinhas. [3] [4] [5]. Niko studied in universities of U.S. of England and Israel specializing in Islamic art . In 1958 he settled in Athens where in the following years he taught in private schools and at the same time worked as a painter and engraver exhibiting his works in galleries and took part in exhibitions in Greece and abroad [6] . TheIn 1965 he officially became a member of the Israeli Community of Athens [3] . In 1969 he moved to Israel where until 1971 he conducted a dig in Jerusalem , while in the years 1972 - 1974 he taught Byzantine art and Byzantine architecture at the University of Tel Aviv [6] . In 1974 Stavroulakis returned to Athens, taught at various educational institutions and was one of the founders of the Jewish Museum of Greece and its director from 1977 to 1993 and then worked for the establishment of the Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki . [3] [6] In 1994 he settled in Chania and launched a campaign to restore the historic Etz Hagim Synagogue . His efforts to save and highlight this historic building met with a response and the project was finally completed in 1999 . Nikos Hanan Stavroulakis lived the rest of his life in Chania dealing with the rescue and promotion of Jewish culture and the writing of relevant books until his death on May 19, 2017 . [3] [4] [6] [7] [8] Essay Cookbook of the Jews of Greece, Athens, Lycabettus Press, 1986. The Jews of Greece, Athens, Talos Press, 1990. Sephardi and Romaniote Jewish Costumes in Greece and Turkey, Athens, The Jewish museum of Greece, 1986. Jewish Sites and Synagogues of Greece, Athens, Talos Press, 1992. The Jews of Greece , Athens, Talos Press, 1990, ISBN 960-7459-00-8 Jewish Sites and Synagogues of Greece, Athens, Talos Press, 1992. ISBN 960-7459-01-6 Thessaloniki, Jews and Dervishes , Athens, Talos Press, 1993. ISBN 960-7459-02-4 Thessaloniki, A Family Cookbook , Athens, Talos Press, 1997. ISBN 960-7459-05-9 Cookbook of the Jews of Greece , Athens, Lycabettus 2000. West Cretan Cooking , Athens, Talos Publications 2003. See also Jewish Museum of Greece Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki Etz Hagim Synagogue References www .jewishmuseum .gr / paraskevi-19-maiou-2017 / . "Nikos Stavroulakis passed away" . athjcom.gr . Israel Jewish Community - Athens Jewish Community. Archived from the original on July 25, 2017 . Retrieved July 16, 2017 . ".: BiblioNet: Stavroulakis, Nikolaos" . www.biblionet.gr . Retrieved July 16, 2017 . "Interview of Nikos Stavroulakis with Victor Isaac Eliezer (Alef Magazine, vol. 64)" . athjcom.gr . Israeli Community of Athens. Archived from the original on July 19, 2017 . Retrieved July 16, 2017 . «Etz Hayyim Synagogue | NYT Obituary Nikos Stavroulakis » . www.etz-hayyim-hania.org (in English). Archived from the original on July 20, 2017 . Retrieved July 21, 2017 . "The man who connected his name with the Synagogue of Chania has left" . Hania.news . May 19, 2017. Archived from the original on July 19, 2017 . Retrieved July 21, 2017 . «Nikos Stavroulakis, activist promoting Jewish life and heritage in Greece, dies» . Jewish Telegraphic Agency . Archived from the original on July 17, 2017 . Retrieved July 21, 2017 . External links Etz Hagim Synagogue (official website) Jewish Museum of Greece (official website) (Source: Wikipedia)
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