NEW YORK – The Hellenic-American Cultural Foundation (HACF), the Hellenic-American Chamber of Commerce (HACC), and American Friends of the Jewish Museum of Greece presented Jews of Greece: 25 Centuries of Continuous Presence at the offices of Norton Rose Fulbright in Midtown Manhattan. Dr. Mimis Cohen, a founding member of the American Friends of the Jewish Museum of Greece and a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago gave the presentation on the early interaction of the Greek and Romaniote Jewish communities around the Eastern Mediterranean, including the cross-fertilization of ideas which has had a significant and long-lasting impact on Western civilization and became the basis of Judeo-Christian culture.
The history of Romaniote communities and their traditions and customs were discussed as well as the influence from their non-Jewish neighbors in the development of a unique culture. Tragically 86% of the pre-war Jewish population of Greece perished during the Holocaust, including the Jews from the Romaniote communities.
Dr. Cohen was born and raised in Athens after the Second World War. His parents survived the Holocaust in Athens thanks to the courage of Greek Orthodox friends. A reception with Dr. Cohen followed the program.
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