Synagonistis

Born in the "Ovriaki" (Jewish quarter) of Chalkida in 1927, Sara (or Sarika) Yeshua belongs to the emblematic figures of the resistance. When the war broke out, she was a student in the Public...

The resistance activity of Zak Kostis reads like a novel. Born in Chalkida, Evia, in 1912 to Moschon and Hana Kostis, he was a law graduate and is the only Greek Jew who participated...

One of the most “politically minded” Jews in the Resistance was born on 17 January 1916 in Trikala. She was the second daughter of David Felous and Marika Koen, whose first born was called...

Iossif Nissim first saw the light of day on Sarantaporou St in Thessaloniki on 22 February 1919. He was the fourth child of merchant Gabriel Nissim, a merchant, and Maria Abastado. Their home was...

The documentary “Synagonistis. Greek Jews in the National Resistance”, was created to complement the JMG temporary exhibition under the same title. They constitute part of a cycle of events, organized within the framework of...

The Jewish Museum of Greece would like to kindly thank the following organizations and institutions for graciously sharing archival, photographic and audiovisual material: The Contemporary Social History Archives (ASKI) Library of the Hellenic Parliament The Hellenic Literary...