Alexandria Publications and the Jewish Community of Thessaloniki
with the support of the American Consulate of Thessaloniki
and the Thessaloniki Film Festival
invite you to the presentation of the book
Thessaloniki of the Jews
Between the Ottoman Empire
and modern Greece
by Devin E. Naar
The book will be presented by:
Vassilis K. Gounaris, Professor of Modern History, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Maria Kavala, Assistant Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Jekis Benmajor, Researcher
Evangelos Hekimoglou, PhD Economist,
Curator of the Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki
and the author
Tuesday, March 19 at 7:00 p.m. – Pavlos Zannas Hall, Olympion Cinema
Aristotelous Square, Thessaloniki – Information: 2310 378404
23.2323 Antonio Aristotelos:
“A vital contribution to Sephardic history, Devin Naar’s book lovingly and objectively fills in the gaps in Greek-Jewish history of the interwar period. Thessaloniki of the Jews speaks through the words of its historical subjects, drawing on an impressive variety of local Jewish sources and illuminating this little-studied period in an entirely new and dynamic light.”
Katherine Fleming, New York University,
author of Greece: a Jewish History
“This richly documented and enjoyable study convincingly describes the experience of the Sephardic Jews of Thessaloniki as they were transformed from subjects of the multi-ethnic, multi-religious Ottoman Empire into a minority of the Greek nation-state. A must-read book for anyone interested in the history of this distinct community.”
Matthias Lehmann, Irvine University of California, Irvine,
author of Emissaries from the Holy Land
“An achievement of remarkable weight. Naar compiles an unparalleled detailed portrait of the leading Sephardic community under the Ottoman Empire and the Greek nation-state that succeeded it, based on records from Russia, Greece, Israel, the United States, and Spain.”
Stephen Schwartz, Middle East Quarterly