BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Homewood Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Homewood Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1612d6df-2570-46de-9d61-cd7299b90ccc SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20261013T065119Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261112T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261112T200000 SUMMARY:Holocaust History: The Destruction of Thessaloniki\, Greece LOCATION:Homewood Public Library\nHomewood Public Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Homewood Public Library;X- APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Homewood Public Library:geo:33.4750533,-86.795404 GEO:33.4750533;-86.795404 DESCRIPTION:"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it "— George Santayana \nJoin us as we welcome Eli Pinhas who descri bes his parents escape from the death and destruction of the Holocaust..\n https://homewood.libnet.info/event/17099671 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Before World War II\, Thessaloniki had the largest Jewish community in Greece. During the years 1941 and 1943\, foll owing the German occupation\, the ancient and vibrant Jewish community was destroyed.

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How did a city with such a dominant and historic Jewis h presence become the site of one of the most complete destructions of a J ewish community in Europe? \; Once known as the &ldquo\;Mother of Isre al\,&rdquo\; Thessaloniki\, Greece lost over 95% of it&rsquo\;s Jewish cit izens in 1943 during the Holocaust. Eli Pinhas\, son of Morris Pinhas and Matilda Massarano from Thessaloniki\, Greece provides a narrative of how t hey survived this destruction\, blending historical events with personal a ccounts of survival and concluding with how the city addresses the memory of its lost population today.

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