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September 28, 1984 - Image 51

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The Detroit Jewish News, 1984-09-28

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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

came to a standstill on the Sab-
bath."
Today, 41 years after the first
deportation of Jews to Polish
death camps began, Salonika is
home to between 1,100 and 1,300
Jews. "We are a little community
with a big tradition," Naar ob-
serves, his voice betraying pride
and sadness.
Salonika, or Thessalonika, has
had a Jewish community since
140 B.C.E. Under the Romans,
the Jews were granted autonomy.
During the Byzantine period,
Salonika attracted Jewish
settlers from nearly all parts of
Europe, and they established
synagogues whose names —
Italia, Aragon, Lisbon —reflected
the origin of its worshippers.
Prior to 1939, Salonikan Jews
could boast of community-run
hospitals mental asylums, or-
phanages, daily newspapers, rab-
binical seminaries and book pub-
lishing houses in Ladino, French
and Hebrew. And relates Naar,
the unofficial historian of the
community, there were 37 syna-
gogues in town.
The golden aura that seemed to
surround the Jewish community
was forever broken with the entry
of German troops into Salonika on
April 9, 1941. Newspapers were
suppressed, buildings were requi-
sitioned, people were arrested,
sections of the city were cordoned
off, and wholesale expropriations
were undertaken. In 1942, adult
Jewish males were rounded up for
forced labor battalions.
On March 15, 1943, the Ger-
mans took the final step. They
started to deport the Jews to the
gas chambers of Auschwitz and
Birkenau.
Damaskinos, the Archbishop of
Greece, issued an appeal to the
collaborationist Prime Minister,
pointing out that Greek Jews
"have proven themselves not only
valuable contributors to the eco-
nomic growth of the country, but
also as law-abiding citizens who
understand fully their duties as
Greeks." It was to no avail.
Ninety-five percent of Salonikan
Jewry perished in the concentra-
tion camps.
With the German occupation
over, the Jewish survivors re-
turned to Salonika. But several
thousand, unable to begin anew
and unwilling to bear their bitter
memories, emigrated. The major-
ity of emigrants went to Israel,
joining relatives who had gone
there during the British mandate.
Salonika's contemporary
Jewish community, although
miniscule, is young and vital.
Only 25 percent of its members
are 60 and older and, thanks to
pre-war property holdings, the
community can support itself in a
fairly fine style.
There is a Jewish day school,
and a modern seven-story old
people's home which is said to be
half filled. A summer camp for
children is maintained, as is a
kosher butcher shop. There is a
rabbi, and a ritual slaughterer
comes in from Athens — which
has displaced Salonika as
Greece's premiere Jewish com-
munity.

Friday, September 28, 1984

We wish our family and friends a
very healthy, happy and prosperous
New Year

We wish our family and friends a
very healthy, happy and prosperous
New Year

ERWIN & BERTHA FRIEDMAN

LAUDERDALE LAKES, - FLORIDA

ROSLYN, IRVING & LISA SCHNEIDER

We wish our family and friends a
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New Year

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PEGGY & RALPH GROSS

May the coming year be
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prosperity for all our
friends and family.

We wish our family and friends a
very healthy, happy and prosperous
NeW Year

ANTAL & HERMINE GRUBER & FAMILY

ALLEN & FRANKA
CHARLUPSKI

We wish our family and friends a
very healthy, happy and prosperous
New Year

ELSIE & MAX JAFFE

We wish our family and friends a
very healthy, happy and prosperous
New Year

To All Our
Relatives
and Friends,
Our wish for a
year filled with
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health and prosperity

ROZ & SID PELTON

PLANTATION, FLORIDA

We wish our family and friends a
very healthy, happy and prosperous
New Year

SIDNEY & SHIRLEY RICER & FAMILY

ROSA, GEORGE, MARK &
ELANA CHESSLER

We wish our family and friends a
very healthy, happy and prosperous
New Year

- ARON & JANE SALZBERG



We wish our family and friends a
very healthy, happy and prosperous
New Year

AARON & MELANIE WALLIS

We wish our family and friends a
very healthy, happy and prosperous
New Year

MR. & MRS. HARRY WEISS

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To All Our
Relatives
and Friends,
Our wish for a
year filled with
happiness,
health and prosperity

CATHY, ARNIE &
RICHARD GOODMAN

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Wishing all our family and
friends a year of
health and happiness

MR. & MRS. MORRIS E. BLOOMBERG

Wishing all our family and
friends a year of
health and happiness

Wishing all our family and
friends a year of
health and happiness

MR. 8E . MRS. SIMON SCHWARZBERG

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May the New Year. Bring
To All Our Friends
Health,
and Family

Joy, Prosperity
and Everything
Good in Life

THE GOODMANS

MAE, MILT, LESLIE,
ROBBIE & CINDY

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