DIGITAL EXHIBITIONS

Images of Greek Jews

A digital exhibition of photographs from the Photographic Archive of the Jewish Museum of Greece

The Jewish Museum of Greece presents the digital exhibition entitled Images of Greek Jews, thereby giving access to its Photographic Archive that contains a large number of photographs covering every aspect of Jewish culture in Greece. The material in the Museum archive consists of original black and white photographs and printed copies, as well as colour prints and slides. All this material has been sorted into approximately one hundred subject areas to facilitate access and filing. The subject matter of the photographs in very rich and covers most aspects of the life of Jews in Greece from the late 19th century to the present day.

The Moshe Alkalay family, Ioannina, 1919.

Children of two related families posing for a family portrait. From left to right the cousins: Rosita S. Cohen, Lizon M. Cohen,Salvator S. Cohen, Rachel S. Cohen, Anna S. Cohen, Menahem V. Levy, Mathilda V. Levcy, Anna V. Levy, Volos, 1930’s.

The family of Menahem and Louisa Ganis (nei Matsil) with their children (from left to right): M;inos, Jihn-David, Rachel, Uriel, Victor, Ioannina, 1915.

Group of Jewish boy – scouts from Patras in front of the Caryatides on the Acropolis, Athens, 1938.

Commemorative photograph of the Primary School of the Jewish School of Serres, after a celebration of the Year. One may see the school master, Zak Eskenazy, and the teacher Ms Karakali, Serres, 1939.

Simho (David) Cohen, Ioannina.

The third grade of the Primary School of the French- German school, Thessaloniki, 1911.

Dora Benrubi with her daughter Lilian in the pram, in front of the White Tower, Thessaloniki, before, WWII.

Simha Barnea’s family, Thessaloniki, 1911.

Haim Nahmia’s Tavern on Kountouriotou Street, Ioannina. Here, with his friend Panagiotis Panagopoulos, member of the city’s military band, Ioannina, 1938.

A group of Jewish women gathered for afternoon coffee, Rhodes, 1940’s.

The Minervo family, Chania, Crete, June 21st, 1900.

Mathilda Nehama with her son Alberto, Thessaloniki, 1920’s.

Sibling Zaharias, Aliki, Mimis and Elli Levy, Volos, 1915.

Aretha and Euthymia Levy, Ioannina, 1910’s.

John Levy, Volos, 1915.

Doretta Pelossof, Kavala, 1937.

Wedding photograph of Mr and Mrs Shabetai Romano, Vienna, 1920.

Mother and her young son, Kavala, early 20th century.

Images of Greek Jews

The common denominator of the photographs chosen for this new JMG exhibition is their aesthetic value. The wealth of historical information caught on camera is delegated to a secondary role, since the primary aim of the exhibition is to please the eye and convey the atmosphere and style of an era. The digital exhibition is held within the context of the project Judaica Europeana www.judaica-europeana.eu, in which the JMG is a contributing partner. The project is co-funded by the European Commission eContentplus programme.