In view of the 27th January, the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the 25thο The Thessaloniki Documentary Festival has announced that it will include the tribute in its program "Adio querida: From Thessaloniki to Auschwitz - 80 years" which will include the Movies «Shoah” (1985) by Claude Lanzmann, "The Golem" (1920) directed by Paul Wegener and Karl Beze, "Salonique, ville du silence / Thessaloniki, city of silence" (2006) by Maurice Amarazi, The documentary "Heroes of Salonika / Heroes tis Thessaloniki" (2021) by Tom Barkai, "Kiss to the children" (2011) by Vassilis Loule and "Out of history" (2012) by Fofos Terzidou.

The 25thο The Thessaloniki Documentary Festival will be held this year from March 2 to 12, 2023 and will include the specific tribute on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the deportation of the Jews of Thessaloniki.

The following is a related article published on the website flix.gr On 24.1.2023.

Adio querida (or adio kerida): A traditional Sephardic love song written in Ladino, it talks about separation, love, death. In the area of ​​urban legend of the Jewish community, it is said that "Goodbye beloved" was sung by the Jews just before entering the trains that would take them to the Nazi concentration camps.

15 March 1943: The first train bound for Auschwitz departs from Thessaloniki.

March 2023: 80 years later, the 25th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival honors the memory of the city's Jewish community, which was exterminated during World War II, through a tribute.

Bringing to the fore painful testimonies and shocking documents, the films of the tribute "Adio querida: From Thessaloniki to Auschwitz - 80 years" shed light on one of the darkest pages of world history. The unhealed universal trauma acts as a reminder and warning for the future.

The most shocking record of the horrors of the Holocaust, the "Shoah" (1985) by Claude Lanzmann, voted by many film theorists as the best documentary of all time, will be screened as part of the tribute. It is a mind-blowing 566-minute journey, which will be screened in its full version. Lanzmann worked non-stop for 11 years, interviewing prison guards, witnesses and Nazis, and explored in depth the historical, anthropological and cultural impact of the Holocaust. A true cinematic achievement, "Shoah" ensures that the Holocaust will never be consigned to historical oblivion or the excuse of ignorance.

In a special evening, the power of music and the magic of the cinematographic image will come together on the Olympian stage. The "The Golem" (1920) is an allegory for the tragic fate that would soon befall the Jews and is one of the first films to address issues of anti-Semitism. Directed by Paul Wegener and Carl Beze, this rare iconic horror film from the early days of German Expressionism paved the way for classic masterpieces such as Nosferatu and Metropolis. The film draws its inspiration from a medieval Jewish legend and today, beyond its historical value, it is recognized as a cult science fiction gem. The beloved director and musician Yiannis Veslemes wrote original music especially for the event, which will accompany the screening of the film live.

The shocking "Heroes of Salonika" documentary (2021) by Tom Barkai focuses on the horrors of daily life inside the concentration camps. Six Thessalonian Jews, survivors of the Holocaust, most of whom live in Israel, describe to us in chilling detail the tortures, the methods of extermination, the diseases, the hunger, the experiments they suffered. It is one of the rare times that we feel so deeply the brutality of Nazism and the extent of the crime.

In "Salonique, ville du silence / Thessaloniki, city of silence" (2006) Thessaloniki-born Maurice Amarazi pays tribute to the glorious multicultural past of the city, the so-called "Jerusalem of the Balkans", which came into conflict with the narrative of unified national identity that prevailed after the end of the Balkan Wars. Combining images from the modern city with testimonies of Holocaust survivors, this nostalgic revival attempts to break the veil of official silence about the tragic fate of the Jewish community of Thessaloniki.

In the heartbreaking documentary "Kiss to the children" (2011) by Vassilis Loule five elderly Greek Jews recount to the camera the terrifying experiences they experienced in occupied Greece during the Second World War. Through the words and stories of people who experienced the horror firsthand, we too become participants in a tragedy that will never cease to concern all of humanity.

The documentary "Out of history" (2012) by Fofos Terzidou it traces back both to the rich history of the populous and thriving Jewish community of Thessaloniki and to the less prominent path of the Jewish community of Katerini. Through testimonies, evidence and analysis of historians, the film deals with the ever-present issue of official historical memory, exploring the destructive stereotypes that continue to this day to breed prejudices and maintain the silence of the most inhumane crimes.

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POST OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC ON HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY 2023

MESSAGE OF THE PRIME MINISTER FOR HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY 2023

POST OF THE ISRAEL AMBASSADOR ON HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY 2023

EVENTS IN GREECE

#WE REMEMBER 2023 HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CAMPAIGN

EVENTS FOR HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY 2023 AT I.K. GREECE

EME & GAITE INSTITUTE ORGANIZE FILM SCREENING FOR HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY 2023

BOOK PRESENTATION "SHOUT FOR TOMORROW"

EVENT IN THESSALONIKI FOR THE NEW ERT SERIES "THE BRACELET OF FIRE"

BOOK PRESENTATION "ELIAS PETROPOULOS. For the Jews of Salonica"

TRIKALA: HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY 2023

THE FEATURE "ADIO QUERIDA: FROM THESSALONIKI TO AUSCHWITZ - 80 YEARS" WILL BE SHOWN AT THE 25th THESSALONIKI DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL

THE KISE FOR HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY 2023 - Meeting with the Special Envoys on Anti-Semitism

KIS FOR THE HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY 2023 -Meeting with the Special Envoys on Anti-Semitism

PRESENTATION OF THE BOOK "BERRY NAHMIAS - CRY FOR TOMORROW"

THE THEATER OF THESSALONI HONORED THE 2023 HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY WITH THE SHOWING OF THE PLAY "Saturday"

THE THEATER PERFORMANCE "Saturday" PRESENTED IN LARISA FOR HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY 2023

"LET ME BE MYSELF": REPORT - ACTION FROM THE 1st EXPERIMENTAL HIGH SCHOOL AND THE 3rd HIGH SCHOOL OF LARISA

THE EVENT OF THE REGION OF ATTICA & THE I.K. ATHENS FOR HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY 2023

WE REMEMBER 2023 – THE GREEK PARLIAMENT AND MUNICIPALITIES PARTICIPATE IN THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE MEMORY OF THE HOLOCAUST

THE HELLENIC PARLIAMENT AND MUNICIPALITIES AROUND GREECE JOINED THE HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE CAMPAIGN #WE REMEMBER 2023

THE EVENTS OF THE REGION OF CENTRAL MACEDONIA AND OF I.K. THESSALONIKI FOR HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY 2023

THE EVENT OF I.K. CHALKIDAS FOR HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY 2023

EVENTS OF THE THESSALIA REGION AND OF THE I.K. VOLOU FOR HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY 2023

THE EVENT OF THE EPIRO REGION AND THE I.K. IOANNINE FOR HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY 2023

SPECIAL MEETING IN THE PARLIAMENT FOR THE MEMORIAL DAY OF THE GREEK JEWISH MARTYRS

"WHAT THE CITY REMEMBERS" - PROFESSOR MAZAUER'S SPEECH IN THESSALONIKI DURING THE CEREMONY FOR HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY

PAKETHRA TOURS STUDENTS TO XANTHI JEWISH MEMORIAL SITES FOR HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY 2023

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF ARTAS MUSIC SCHOOL FOR HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY 2023

THE 2ND PRIMARY SCHOOL OF TRIKALON HONORED HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY 2023

EVENT IN CHANIA FOR HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY 2023

EVENTS OF THE THESSALIA REGION AND OF THE I.K. VOLOU FOR HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY 2023

PIERCE SERIES OF EVENTS FOR HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY 2023

THE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF THE LAUDER SCHOOL OF THE ISRAELI COMMUNITY OF ATHENS FOR HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY 2023

ACTION OF THE 2ND EPAL OF RETHYMNO FOR THE INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY 2023

OPENING OF THE EXHIBITIONS OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF ATHENS – WE FOR THE HOLOCAUST

OUTDOOR PHOTO EXHIBITION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF ATHENS ON THE HOLOCAUST

THE "NEVER AGAIN" OF THE CHILDREN IN LARISA FOR HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY 2023

3rd GEL KAVALAS: LEARNING THE HISTORY AND TRAGIC FATE OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY OF KAVALAS

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF THE 1ST GE.L. KILKIS FOR HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF THE 8th GEL IOANNINE FOR HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY

 

EVENTS ABROAD

THE PLENARY OF THE PARLIAMENT OF CYPRUS OBSERVED A MINUTE OF SILENCE ON HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY 2023

EVENT OF THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF GREECE IN NEW YORK FOR HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY 2023

 

ARTICLES – INTERVIEWS – TESTIMONIALS

BERRY NAHMIAS: A TESTIMONY. A SCREAM. A LIFETIME

INTERVIEW OF GEN. SECRETARY KISE ON HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY 2023

ARTICLE OF GEN. SECRETARY KISE ON HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY 2023: "EVERY PERSON HAS HIS NAME"

HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY 2023 - INTERVIEW WITH LEON SALTIEL IN APE: "The renaming of a main street of Thessaloniki to Avenue of Jewish Martyrs is due honor"

ARTICLE LEON SALTIEL: Thoughts on Holocaust Remembrance Day 2023

HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY 2023 - INTERVIEW WITH LEON SALTIEL IN APE: "The renaming of a main street of Thessaloniki to Avenue of Jewish Martyrs is due honor"

THE HOLOCAUST AS A SECRET

ARTICLE OF GEN. SECRETARY KISE ON HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY 2023: "EVERY PERSON HAS HIS NAME"

"THE BRACELET OF FIRE": BEATRIKI SAIA MAGRIZOU SPEAKS TO ERT ABOUT THE REAL STORY BEHIND THE SERIES

"THE CRYING GIRL" - THE SHOCKING STORY OF A PHOTO FROM THE EXTERMINATION OF THE JEWS OF JOHNINE

NAKI BEGA, AUSCHWITZ PRISONER 77092 SAYS TO "K": "LET US DIE NOW. DENBORUMELLO"

NAKI BEGA. THE LAST GREEK JEWISH HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR

TESTIMONY OF RINA BARZILAI REVACH: He was three years old when he was found in the Bergen-Belsen camp

 

THE HOLOCAUST AND THE LYCORNIES OF BEBELOSIS