We Are Few Folklore and Ethnic Identity of the Jewish Community of Ioannina, Greece
, by Fromm, Annette B.- ISBN: 9780739120613 | 0739120611
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 12/5/2007
The Jewish community of Ioannina, in Northwestern Greece, traces its roots to Byzantine times if not earlier. In the early 20th century, at least half of the community's population emigrated to settle in Athens, Israel, and the United States because of economic and religious reasons. The cataclysm of the Holocaust dramatically decimated the community. This steady outward movement created an abrupt rupture of their patterns of traditional culture.