▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁Community ▁of ▁Th ess al on iki . ▁It ▁was ▁Se fi ha ▁who ▁had ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁establish ing ▁the ▁museum ▁and ▁started ▁working ▁towards ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁The ▁collection ▁of ▁the ▁museum ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁documents , ▁rit ual ▁objects , ▁and ▁phot ographic ▁collections ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁library ▁that ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁hous ed ▁at ▁Vas ile os ▁Her ak lei ou ▁ 2 6 , ▁and ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁" The ▁Center ▁of ▁the ▁Cour se ▁of ▁Jewish ▁history , ▁in ▁Th ess al on iki " ▁or ▁" Center ▁for ▁the ▁Jewish ▁Studies ▁of ▁Th ess al on iki " ▁or ▁" J ew ish ▁History ▁Centre ▁of ▁Th ess al on iki ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁museum ▁opened ▁a ▁new ▁wing ▁which ▁added ▁four ▁additional ▁spaces . ▁This ▁included ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁a ▁museum ▁shop ▁and ▁information ▁on ▁Jewish ▁architecture ▁and ▁Jewish ▁history ▁during ▁the ▁inter war ▁years . ▁The ▁then - pres ident ▁of ▁Greece , ▁Pro kop ios ▁Pav lop oul os , ▁attended ▁the ▁inaug uration ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁wing . ▁ ▁Building ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁by ▁the ▁Italian ▁architect , ▁V ital iano ▁Pos elli . ▁It ▁hous ed ▁the ▁Bank ▁of ▁Ath ens ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁then ▁later ▁the ▁L ' Ind ep endent , ▁a ▁Jewish ▁newspaper