“The Exception of Salonika”: Bystanders and collaborators in Northern Greece
Historians have largely overlooked Greek-Christian reaction to the persecution of Jews in the city of Salonika* under the German occupation. The organized rescue of Greek Jews in Athens is well known, but the less united Christian response in Salonika is not. A number of factors combined to make eva...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2000
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Holocaust and genocide studies
Year: 2000, Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Pages: 165-196 |
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| Summary: | Historians have largely overlooked Greek-Christian reaction to the persecution of Jews in the city of Salonika* under the German occupation. The organized rescue of Greek Jews in Athens is well known, but the less united Christian response in Salonika is not. A number of factors combined to make evasion difficult for Jews in Salonika. German terrorization of the Christian population discouraged expressions of concern; anti-Semitic elements in the press collaborated with the Germans, as did the provincial administration; and finally, provincial Greek officials in Salonika and German diplomats in Athens cooperated to mislead the collaborationist government itself. The key officials involved were Vasilis Simonides, the governor-general of Macedonia, and G¨nther Altenburg, Germany's plenipotentiary in Athens |
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| ISSN: | 1476-7937 |
| Reference: | Errata "Errata (2000)"
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Holocaust and genocide studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/hgs/14.2.165 |