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1939 in the Sephardic World
A photo of a young Rhodian Jewish boy of the Angel family, wearing the Star of David on the lapel of his coat. The Nazi menace decimated European Jewry, and its tentacles of hatred and violence reached even to North Africa and the Middle East. Jews of all backgrounds were victimized, and many stories about murdered family members remain as the heritage of Jews throughout the world. In our family-whose roots were in the Sephardic community of the Island of Rhodes-we also have

Rabbi Marc D. Angel
Jul 237 min read


Jewish Community of Athens dedicates new memorial “Wall of Names” Monument, identifies 1,029 victims of the Shoah from Athens
New memorial plaques at the Beth Shalom Synagogue of Athens, Greece listing the names of the Jews of Athens who were deported by the Nazi...

Magazine Staff
Jul 20, 20251 min read


A Historical Puzzle: Why Did So Few Jews in Greece Evade Deportation and Survive the Holocaust?
One of the unresolved questions in the study of the history of the Jews of Greece relates to the devastating impact of the Holocaust. How...

Dr. Devin E. Naar
Jul 20, 20255 min read
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