Discover the tradition of the Greek-Jewish culture
Bridges between yesterday and today, built of memory and tradition
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Tradition and Memory
Parents lost in the Holocaust, girls' coming of age ceremony with flowers like a small wedding.
Hidden Treasures and Memories
Jewellery hidden in a staircase, shelter in a tunnel and the flag of '48 in Philellinon.
Betrayal and Escape in Dionysos
Aunt's sister arranged meeting, betrayal by acquaintance, hiding in ditch until German cars passed.
Memories of Occupation and Resistance
Testimony about hidden jewellery, shelters in tunnels and the first flag of 1948 in Philellinon.
Passover and Hanukkah: Family Celebrations
The most important celebrations, readings by Moses Nahmi and gratitude to God for protection.
Train Escape and Return
Hidden on the Thessaloniki-Athens train, salvation and return to a looted store - different times, more unity then.
French Citizenship and Family Traditions
House destroyed by bomb, father with French citizenship from Algeria, and parents who observed all the holidays.
❞And little by little, they learned once again how to rejoice, to laugh, to dance, to sing. In short, they learned how to live. They speak their language, they have their own food—habits and traditions passed from mouth to mouth, from mother to daughter, from father to son. Traditions and ways of life from another era. Precious to each of them—their treasure. Names, customs, family memories emerge like a gentle breeze, slowly taking shape through the stories of grandparents. Some secret little boxes, tightly closed for years, are opening. Words, songs, proverbs gain color. Silent sobs and tears flow—stirring emotion and nostalgia for all that was lost.❞
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