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On Wednesday, June 4, 2025, the opening of the new temporary exhibition of the Jewish Museum of Greece "Like Hunted Birds: Greek Jews after World War II" took place.
The exhibition, which focuses on Greek Jews during the period following World War II, is the first with similar content to be presented in Greece and its opening attracted a large crowd interested in its subject.
The event was welcomed by the Director of the EME, Janet Battinou, who spoke about the importance of presenting such an exhibition and its place within the EME's research work. This was followed by a short speech by the sponsor of the exhibition, Nissim Miyonis, who expressed his pride in having his name associated with such an important effort.
Afterwards, Raphael Moses, who lent original material to the exhibition, shared with those present the thoughts of his father, Asser Moses, as well as his own, which connect the past with the present of this effort.
Then the president of the EME, Mikis Modiano, took the floor, who in turn emphasized the value of the exhibition and the accompanying publication, while thanking both the curator of the exhibition, Eleni Beze, and all the Museum staff.
Lastly, the curator of the exhibition took the floor, referring to her personal research to gather the material and contents of the exhibition, such as the efforts to reconstruct the Greek-Jewish communities and the assistance from international bodies. The experiences of the survivors of the camps and the Jewish resistance fighters during the Civil War and in the post-Civil War years. The dilemmas that the survivors faced, such as life in the Diaspora or emigration primarily to Israel and so much more.
In closing, the director thanked those present and invited them to have a glass of wine, while informing them that they would soon receive notification of scheduled tours of the new temporary exhibition.
The exhibition includes: Rich photographic material, documents, first editions, religious objects, press reports, videotaped interviews of survivors, film news of the time, etc. The exhibition is addressed to the general Greek and international Jewish and non-Jewish public, pupils, students. The public will have the opportunity, in addition to reading short texts, to see excerpts from interviews with survivors and videos from their daily lives after the war, as well as news of the post-war era that capture the migration and internment in refugee camps of Greek Jews.
Opening hours: Monday to Friday: 09.00 – 16.00
Sunday: 10.00 – 16.00
Saturday: Closed
Exhibition duration: June 4 – December 31, 2025
SOURCE: facebook EME, 7.6.2025
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