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This presentation offers an introduction to the unique Jewish community of Corfu, a community that flourished at the crossroads of East and West and shared in the island’s rich and layered history. The narrow cantons, combined with the coexistence of diverse populations speaking different languages, practicing different religions, and embracing different cultures, shaped the daily […]

The Oral History Archive (OHA) of the Jewish Museum of Greece began as a small and modest project. Its foundation was laid in 2001-2002 with the initial collection of twelve interviews, created for the Museum’s temporary exhibition, Hidden Children in Occupied Greece. By organizing and documenting these interviews, the Museum established the OHA, which has since

This presentation draws on selected personal testimonies of individuals who endured the harsh years of World War II in Greece, facing deportation, loss, humiliation, and constant fear. As children, they were forced to flee their homes, adopt false identities, live in hiding, move frequently, or, in some cases, lose their true identities permanently. In April

The story of Jewish resistance fighters in occupied Greece during World War II is a powerful, yet often overlooked, chapter in both Greek and Jewish history. The oppression and horrors faced by the Greek Jewish community during the Nazi occupation were unbearable, but despite this, many Jews joined the resistance movements, motivated by a need

The Jewish community of Chalkida holds an extraordinary place in the history of both Greece and the wider Jewish world as one of the oldest continuously inhabited Jewish communities in Europe, with roots tracing back to antiquity. Its unique Romaniote heritage, a Jewish tradition distinct to Greece, is characterized by centuries of cultural and linguistic

The story of the Jewish Elementary School in Thissio is a remarkable testament to the resilience and cultural continuity of the Jewish community in Athens during one of the darkest periods in history. The recently discovered archive, spanning the years 1931 to 1960, provides a unique and invaluable resource for understanding the educational, social, and

This presentation sheds light on the history and daily life of the historic Romaniote Jewish community of Ioannina, blending informative content with photographic materials, authentic artefacts from the Jewish Museum of Greece’s collections, and original relics generously donated by private individuals. The Romaniote Jews have maintained a continuous presence in Greece since the Hellenistic period,

The name Yousouroum, now inseparable from the identity of a historic Athenian neighborhood, traces its roots back to 15th-century Spain. After the expulsion of Jews from Spain, the Yousouroum family settled in the Ottoman Empire, specifically in Smyrna (modern-day Izmir). Around 1830, Isaac Yousouroum, the family patriarch, sought new opportunities in the newly established Kingdom

A photograph from 1916 shows a towering oak tree dominating the courtyard of the Talmud Torah synagogue, last rebuilt in 1902. It prompts viewers to ask: where is this place in today’s Thessaloniki? Few residents or visitors to the city know that, for centuries, the heart of Thessaloniki was home to more than twenty synagogues—none

Pictured below is an inscribed white marble plaque from Kastelli of Kissamos, which is dated to the 4th–5th century CE, and offers significant insight into the lives and roles of Jewish women during Late Antiquity. This artifact is preserved in the Archaeological Museum of Kissamos. The six-line Greek inscription on the plaque reads as follows