Jewish Salonica: Between the Ottoman Empire and Modern Greece

Book Talk Presented by the Center for Jewish History, American Sephardi Federation, and YIVO Admission: $10 CJH/ASF/YIVO members, seniors, students: $5

How did the Jews of Salonica, once known as the Jerusalem of the Balkans, fashion a new identity as Greek Jews after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire? Devin E. Naar’s (University of Washington) new book, Jewish Salonica: Between the Ottoman Empire and Modern Greece, explores the history of the world's largest Sephardic Jewish community at the crossroads of Europe and the Middle East on the eve of the Holocaust. Join us for a conversation between Dr. Naar and Emily Greble (City College of New York). Jewish Salonica draws on research conducted at the Center for Jewish History in the archival holdings of the American Sephardi Federation and YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.