Participation in Other Exhibitions

1999

• Τhe Jewish Museum of Greece was invited and took part with material from its archives in four photographic exhibition in schools, cultural centres and educational institutions.
• After an invitation from the Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece, the J.M.G. took part in the celebrations for the re-consecration of the Romaniote synagogue of Chania, Crete with informational material and items from its gift shop.
• The J.M.G. took part in the programme “The Holocaust in Greece”, organised by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum of Washington, D.C., in October. The Jewish Museum contributed original WW II and Occupation photographs from its Archive, which were incorporated in the Website constructed by the U.S.H.M.M. for that specific programme. Secondly, some of the Museum’s photographic records of the old Synagogues of Thessalonica were used by Architect and Researcher Dr. Ilias Messinas in his exhibition “The Synagogues of Thessalonica: Destruction and Rebuilding”. The exhibition had been presented in the past at the Goethe Institute of Thessalonica and the Yad Vashem Foundation in Jerusalem. Today it is housed in the “Spyros Vrionis Center for the Study of Greek Culture” in California, where it is part of the permanent exhibition.
• In November, after an invitation from the Greek Parliament, the Jewish Museum took part in the exhibition “Thrace, 80 years since its Annexation to Greece” with photographic material from the Jewish Communities of Thrace. The exhibition was inaugurated by the Greek President, Mr. K. Stephanopoulos.

2000

• In another instance of its collaboration with other museums, the J.M.G. lent a yellow “Magen David” made of cloth to the Imperial War Museum in London. The latter used the star as part of its permanent Holocaust exhibition and its two-year lease has already been renewed.
• Household items used in Jewish holidays from the collection of the Jewish Museum were lent to the Hellenic Children’s Museum as part of its programme “Collections from other Museums” in December.

2001

• The J.M.G. took part in the 53^rd International Book Fair of Frankfurt with its travelling exhibition “The Jews of Greece: 2300 Years of History and Tradition”, the art exhibition “Remembrance” and a concert of traditional Greek Jewish songs.

2002

• The Jewish Museum lent the jacket of an Auschwitz inmate’s uniform to the History Museum of Berlin for its extensive exhibition “Holocaust - The National - Socialist Murder of Peoples and the Features of Remembrance” (January 16 - April 9 2002).

2003

• The J.M.G. took part in exhibitions and other events in Ioannina, celebrating the 90th anniversary since the town’s annexation to Greece. The Jewish Museum presented its exhibition “The Jewish Community of Ioannina - A Journey through Time” at the town’s art gallery.

2004

• The Jewish Museum took part in an International Conference organised by the Department of Cultural Technology and Communications of the Aegean University, in Mytilene, Lesvos. It contributed a poster and photographic material from its educational programme “Dialogue with a Museum” to the exhibition of participants held at the foyer of the town’s Theatre.

2005

• On May 10^th, 2005, the Holocaust Memorial of Berlin was inaugurated. Several family stories from all over Europe are presented in one of the Exhibition Area’s halls, one of which is the story of Ms. E. Nahman’s family, from Ioannina, Greece. The J.M.G. cooperated with the Memorial in selecting and presenting the story, based on Ms. Nahman’s testimony and photographic material from its archives. Informational material on the programmes and educational activities of the J.M.G. is available at the Memorial’s Information Centre.

2006

• The Athens War Museum organised an exhibition on ‘Accounts and Epic Images of 1940’, within the context of its general aims, while also supporting the Greek Community of Montreal in events to mark the 100 years since it was established. The exhibition was dedicated to the Greek people’s struggle against the Axis forces (1940-44) and was opened on 15/09/06 by Minister of National Defence Mr I. Lambropoulos. Most prominent among the exhibits was the special section devoted to the suffering of Greek Jews during World War II and to the help Greek Christians afforded them. On display was the text of the protest and petition against the ‘deportation’ of the Jews of Thessaloniki that was signed by Archbishop Damascinos and a great number of eminent Greek people, as well as photographs of mass arrests made in Ioannina, Didymoticho and Thessaloniki, and false identity cards giving their religion as Orthodox Christian – all supplied by the Jewish Museum of Greece. The section aroused great interest among visitors.