The thriving Jewish communities in Greece were decimated in the Holocaust. During their three-year occupation of Greece, the Nazis murdered at least 81 percent of the Greek Jews. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the Embassy of Greece , the Foundation for Hellenic Culture , and the Speros Basil Vryonis Center for the Study of Hellenism are pleased to present the following series of public programs on the Holocaust in Greece. Through photographs, maps, and architectural drawings, Greek-Israeli architect Elias Messinas exhibition The Synagogues of Thessaloniki presents the history and architecture of the pre World War II synagogues of Thessaloniki. Famed performer Maria Farantouri will headline this concert featuring Mauthausen, written by her mentor and legendary composer Mikis Theodorakis.
Admission is free.
Service fees apply. 7 p.m. Frangiski Abadzopoulou will discuss her work on groundbreaking oral histories that document the Greek-Jewish experience in Auschwitz through the testimonies of survivors. Admission is free. Service fees apply. The Story of the Greek Jews during the Second World War, Matsas will share his experiences during World War II in this interview with Joan Ringelheim, Ph.D., the Museum s Director of Education and Oral History.