The Etz Hayyim is the small Synagogue in the heart of Chania where I, Finn Nagel, am currently volunteering. It is a quiet oasis in the middle of streets filled to the brim with tourists. But often also this little place gets a lot of tourists who seek to know more about Jewish life on Crete. One of my jobs is giving tours in which I tell visitors about the history of Jewish people on Crete and...more
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Remembrance
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 Maja Sellmer, 22 years old, from Berlin (Germany), has been working as a volunteer at the Orthodox Academy of Crete (OAC) since September 2023. The OAC is an institution affiliated with the Holy Metropolis of Kissamos and Selinon under the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Ever since it was founded in 1968, for more than 50 years now the OAC has been pursuing its mission to not only...more |
 Tara Koch is an active volunteer in Lechovo, contributing to various aspects of the village’s cultural and community life. She supports the cultural association Profitis Ilias by helping organize local events for its members and the inhabitants, which are essential for preserving Lechovo's heritage. Additionally, she manages online publicity, promoting the village's cultural and tourist...more |
 Jule Pehnt is since March 2024 a dedicated volunteer at the Jewish Museum of Greece in Athens, where she contributes to several areas of the museum's operations. The Jewish Museum of Greece was founded in 1977, to collect, preserve, research and exhibit the material evidence of more than 2,300 years of Jewish life in Greece. At the heart of its mission, as an historical and ethnographic museum,...more |
 Kalavryta is one of the places being most affected by the German Occupation of Greece between 1941 and 1944. The tragedy of the village followed when in the morning of 13th December 1943 all inhabitants were ordered to gather in the Primary School. Having been separated from women and children, the men were afterwards led on top of the hill of Kapi where 465 of them were executed leaving only 13...more |
 Leo Mann and Cara von Pronay are both active volunteers in the mountain village of Kryoneri Korinthias. They are engaged in a number of projects, performing a range of duties for the Filoxenia organisation. Their primary responsibility is the development and publication of content on the websites of Filoxenia and matsani.gr. A significant portion of their responsibilities entails assisting with...more |
 Ole Rohra and Raban Petri are dedicated volunteers in Ioannina, contributing significantly to the local Jewish community and the Lingiades Martyr village. Their work includes translation of activities into German and English, making important community information accessible to a broader audience. They are in charge to maintain the websites of Lingiades and the Jewish Community of Ioannina,...more |
 Remembering Acts of Courage: The Summer Camp in Kryoneri In the serene mountain village of Kryoneri, Greece, a remarkable story of bravery and solidarity unfolded during the dark days of the German occupation. The villagers, driven by an unwavering sense of humanity, sheltered the seven-member Kamhi family, a Jewish family, in their homes and a small cave in the surrounding mountains. This act of...more |
 The youth exchange took place in Kryoneri from 19/05 to 01/06/24. Its objective was the restoration of the village's old mill. The German apprentices, who specialise in plastering and bricklaying, worked on the old mill for approximately two weeks and made significant progress. With the assistance of long- and short-term volunteers from Filoxenia, the rooms surrounding and within the mill were...more |
 Between 13-18 February 2024 and 11-16 March 2024, the Filoxenia and Sprühlinge associations organised a special project to create an audio guide that brings to life the history of the village of Kryoneri/Matsani, concerning the rescue of the Jewish family Kamhi during World War II. The aim of the meeting was to gather ideas on how to bring local history to life to help preserve cultural heritage...more |
