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On Tuesday, November 12, 2024, in the welcoming space of the Gennadei Library, the presentation of three selected videos took place - part of a series of twelve short films, produced by the Jewish Museum of Greece with themes from its Collections and Archives.
These films were created within the framework of the NSRF 2014-2020 – Call 118 program, through which they were financed, as part of a wider project implemented by the Museum.
The twelve films include topics such as the beginnings of the Greek-Jewish communities, the Jewish neighborhoods of the country, the Occupation and the Resistance, stories from the Communities of Athens, Thessaloniki, Corfu, Chalkida and Zakynthos.
More: PRESENTATION OF EME'S SHORT FILMS FROM HIS COLLECTIONS AND ARCHIVES
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With the highest honor and the most sincere respect, the Academy of Athens on 19.12.2024 will award Mr. David Nahmia the highest distinction of the Second Class of Letters and Arts, recognizing his outstanding and long-term contribution to the field of art and the spirit.
His varied work, captured through hundreds of journalistic broadcasts on television and radio, alongside the exemplary promotion of the light song of the first period of the twentieth century, constitutes an outstanding contribution to the preservation and promotion of our cultural heritage. With deep aesthetic sensitivity and high artistic perception, this work rescues and enriches the spiritual memory of a historical and artistic capital.
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The Greek participation in the 29th International Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technologies held from November 4 to 6, 2024 in Vienna was dynamic.
The theme of the Round Table was "How can we make the invisible visible using new technologies? Reflection on Europe's Lost Jewish Communities and Their Lost Cultural Heritage" in the context of which excellent presentations were made.
The following topics on Greek Jewry were also presented during the conference: "Digital Preservation of Synagogues in Greece" by Ilias Messina (HERE the paper) that won the Best Paper Award, "Looking for traces of the Jewish presence in Thessaloniki" by Xenia Eleftheriou (HERE the introduction) and "Thrace, Northern Greece: Architectural traces of Jewish worship and memory" by D. Polychronopoulou, M. Grigoriadou, A. Kapandritis, I. Aspioti, and E. Cetinje (HERE the proposal).
More: CONFERENCE IN AUSTRIA ON CULTURAL HERITAGE AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES
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Mimis Cohen has lived a life dedicated to knowledge and science. "I was born and raised in Athens, immediately after the Second World War, immediately after the Holocaust, in which my parents were saved hiding in Christian houses, but too many relatives, acquaintances and friends were lost forever" recalls himself, a descendant of Romaniot families Jews with a centuries-long presence in Greece.
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For the Rosh Hashanah (New Year) and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) holidays, the Ministry of Education, Religion and Sports wishes all our fellow citizens of the Jewish faith a year full of health, peace and prosperity.
Minister of Education
Kyriakos Pierrakakis
