agony of Greek Jews, 1940-1945

Tells the story of modern Greek Jewry as it came under the control of the Kingdom of Greece during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In particular, it deals with the vicissitudes of those Jews who held Greek citizenship during the interwar and wartime periods.Discusses the participation of Greek and Palestinian Jews in the 1941 fighting with Italy and Germany; the roles of Jews in the Greek Resistance, aid, and rescue attempts; and the problems faced by Jews who returned from the camps and the mountains in the aftermath of the German retreat.Contains new archival material and interviews with survivors.