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 ...more |
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 ...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 ...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 ...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 ...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 ...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. ...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 ...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 ...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 ...more |
The "Memory Walk" is a guided Tour through the village Kryoneri Korinthias and to the Karamanos Cave, realized by the Intercultural-Environmental Organisation FILOXENIA . During the Second World War a jewish family was hidden in this cave. This trail shows the the most significant places of this ...more |
ESC long term project in the “Municipal Museum of the Kalavrytan Holocaust” I’m Jonathan, 19 years old and since September 2022 I’m working in the ESC project “Municipal Museum of the Kalavrytan Holocaust”. This means I’m here now since nine months. The small town of Kalavryta is located in the ...more |
Story of long term volunteer Anne Dahlhoff Time is going by so fast and its been already six months since I arrived in Kryoneri. Compared to the first few months, the last 3 months were more quit in Kryoneri. During the winter time the inhabitants of the village prefer to stay at home and therefore ...more |
On 30th of March 2023, Panos Poulos, a member of FILOXENIA, visited Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre in Jerusalem. Founded in 1953, it is the world's leading Holocaust memorial and education centre. Yad Vashem, which means "memorial and name" in Hebrew, is dedicated to preserving ...more |
“A person is only forgotten when his or her name is forgotten” – Gunter Demning The German artist Gunter Demnig initiated the project “stumbling stones”, which aims to commemorate the fate of people who were persecuted, murdered, deported, expelled or driven to suicide during the period of National ...more |
