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40 Greek names in booklet "The Wyoming Hellenes" by Patrick Pace

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  The Wyoming Hellenes - Two Papers on Greek-American Immigrants to the State of Wyoming and their Communities by Patrick Pace, published by Absent House Publishing in 2022. This booklet includes 40 Greek names - listed below. From book cover:   This booklet contains two separate but overlapping research papers covering the Greek-American immigrant experience in Wyoming.  As part of that experience, it explores the tension Greek immigrants felt between two homelands in the early twentieth-century as they settled in Wyoming.  Here, Greek-Americans were often caught between loyalty to their sending culture and patriotism in their receiving country -- the United States.  This research evaluates the concepts of transnationalism, cosmopolitanism, and particularity that the immigrant often faces as they wrestle between two identities.  The Greeks and Greek Orthodox of Wyoming were and are not isolates in their experiences, but did manage to retain a healthy grasp on their culture, even as t

154 names in book "Greece - A Jewish History" by K.E. Fleming

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“Greece -  A Jewish History” by K.E. Fleming, published in 2008 by Princeton University Press.  Below you will find a description of the book, the Table of Contents, and 154 names I have transcribed from the book for your reference. DESCRIPTION Greece--a Jewish History is the first comprehensive English-language history of Greek Jews, and the only history that includes material on their diaspora in Israel and the United States. The book tells the story of a people who for the most part no longer exist and whose identity is a paradox in that it wasn't fully formed until after most Greek Jews had emigrated or been deported and killed by the Nazis. For centuries, Jews lived in areas that are now part of Greece. But Greek Jews as a nationalized group existed in substantial number only for a few short decades--from the Balkan Wars (1912-13) until the Holocaust, in which more than 80 percent were killed. Greece--a Jewish History describes their diverse histories and the processes that wo

4,474 born in Greece - 1931 Canada Census added to MyHeritage, Sept 2023

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  MyHeritage.com added and index to the 1931 Canada Census in September 2023 which includes 4,474 people born in Greece.  Link to database   The 1931 Canada Census was conducted on June 1, 1931 and enumerated over 10.4 million individuals. Information recorded in the census includes: name, relationship to head of household, marital status, age at last birthday, birthplace, nationality, immigration year, naturalization year, and religion. The census images are from Library and Archives Canada. Forms were printed with both English and French column headings; answers were recorded in the locally-spoken language. Individuals were to be enumerated in their usual place of residence even though they may not have been at that residence on the night of the enumeration. The head of household was to be recorded first followed by the rest of the members of the household. The forms used for the territories was a simplified version of the regular schedule and enumerators assigned to the Yukon Territ