Title The Holocaust in Thessaloniki : reactions to the anti-Jewish persecution, 1942-1943 / Leon Saltiel

Published Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, [2020] ©2020

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 247 pages) : illustrations, maps Series Routledge Jewish studies series Routledge Jewish studies series. Contents Historical and theoretical background -- Dehumanizing the dead : the destruction of Thessaloniki's Jewish Cemetery -- What people knew : contemporary sources on the Holocaust -- The reactions from the city authorities -- Reactions from the institutions : the church, the courts, the university -- The reactions from the professional associations -- Jewish efforts in Athens and Thessaloniki to save the Jews of Thessaloniki during the Holocaust -- The actions of the Red Cross delegate in Thessaloniki during the Holocaust and their post-war legacy Summary "The book narrates the last days of the once prominent Jewish community of Thessaloniki which, in 1943, was transported to the Nazi death camp of Auschwitz. Focusing on the Holocaust of the Jews of Thessaloniki, this book maps the reactions of the authorities, the Church and the civil society as events unfolded. In so doing, it seeks to answer the questions, did the Christian society of their hometown stand up to their defence and did they try to undermine or object to the Nazi orders? Utilizing new sources and interpretation schemes, this book will be a great contribution to the local efforts underway, seeking to reconcile Thessaloniki with its Jewish past and honour the victims of the Holocaust. The first study to examine why 95 per cent of the Jews of Thessaloniki perished, one of the highest percentages in Europe, this book will appeal to students and scholars of the Holocaust, European History and Jewish Studies"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Leon Saltiel holds a PhD in Contemporary Greek History from the University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki and has received post-doctoral fellowships at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 26, 2020) Subject Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Greece -- Thessalonikē Jews -- Persecutions -- Greece -- Thessalonikē Antisemitism -- Greece -- Thessalonikē Christianity and other religions -- Judaism. Judaism -- Relations -- Christianity. Jews -- Greece -- Thessalonikē -- History -- 20th century Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Greece HISTORY / Jewish HISTORY / Europe / Greece (see also Ancient / Greece) HISTORY / Holocaust Antisemitism Christianity Interfaith relations Jews Jews -- Persecutions Judaism Greece Greece -- Thessalonikē Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2019056707 ISBN 9780429514159 0429514158 9780429202070 0429202075 9780429510724 0429510721 9780429517587 0429517580

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