Salonica (Thessaloniki) aka Little Israel
Trace the movement of Jews after the Inquisitions to Salonica where they contributed to developing a rich and innovative culture under the Ottomans. Decline of their culture began after Hellenisation in the early twentieth century and was all but eradicated with the Holocaust. A few places remain there today which you can visit to imagine an earlier era.
DELIVERY MODE
- Hybrid (Face-to-Face & Online simultaneously)
COURSE OUTLINE
- Ottomans welcome Jewish refugees from the Inquisitions
- Jewish contribution to a rich cosmopolitan city known as Little Israel
- Greeks take control and then the Nazis eradicate Jewish culture
LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
- Describe the Jewish contribution to a thriving city
- Explain how events in the twentieth century all but eliminated any evidence of Jewishness
<p>Trace the movement of Jews after the Inquisitions to Salonica where they contributed to developing a rich and innovative culture under the Ottomans. Decline of their culture began after
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<p>Trace the movement of Jews after the Inquisitions to Salonica where they contributed to developing a rich and innovative culture under the Ottomans. Decline of their culture began after
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