“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 th...

Immigration of Jews from Ioannina to the United States  Marcia Haddad Ikonomopoulos  Museum Director  Kehila Kedosha Janina During the massive wave of immigration the United States between 1881 and 1924, an estimated 15 million immigrants entered the country.  By all estimates, both Greek-Christian and Greek-Jewish immigrants were a small minority.  What is of interest is the fact, that according to the major source of official data (ship manifests) of those emigrants from Epirus, the greater majority appear to be Jews.  While the impetus to leave might have been the same, the dynamics of the emigration and the intentions varied.  While all emigrants shared the desire to find resources to improve their lives back in the old country, most Greek-Orthodox Christians thought of the move as temporary, the majority hoping to shortly return to live out their improved existence in Greece.  For most Greek-Jews the move was perm...

TREZOROS - The Lost Jews of Kastoria (Greece) One Story Speaks for Many (Town Life Clip) Watch by clicking on the video link above This deeply moving documentary illuminates the lives of a Sephardic community in Greece whose story speaks for all people who have been displaced and wronged by war and discrimination. The story is set in the beautiful and idyllic city of Kastoria where Jews and Christians lived in harmony for over two millennia. In October 1940 this would all change after the invasion of Greece by Axis forces. Initially occupied by Italy, the Jewish community remained safe- but after Mussolini fell from power the Nazis took control of the town, dooming the community that had existed since the times of the Roman Empire. The film uses never-before-seen archival footage, vibrantly bringing to life just one of the many Jewish communities that had existed in Greece before the end of World War II. “Trezoros” (Ladino/Judeo Spanish term of endearment meanin...

In January 18, 2018, John N. Vasilakos, made a post in our Hellenic Genealogy Geek Facebook group about this book.  It looked so interesting I decided to order a copy through my local public library's inter-library loan program.  Jewish Entrepreneurship in Salonica, 1912-1940, An Ethnic Economy in Transition By Orly C. Meron, published in 2011 by Sussex Academic Press ----- Below you will find a Description of the book, the Table of Contents, and a list of 1,548 Jewish names and Jewish firms mentioned in the book. ----- Description from back of book: Orly Meron reveals as never before Salonica's Jewish-owned economy between the years 1912-1940, during Greece's national consolidation period.  Based on original archival materials, she presents her comprehensive, comparative and inter-ethnic study of Jewish entrepreneurial patterns.  The macro analysis combines a comparative static overview of Salonica's Jewish versus Greek business behaviour togethe...