The Jews of Rhodes: history and memory of an Eastern Mediterranean community
The Jewish community of Rhodes was an integral part of Eastern Mediterranean Judaism for many centuries. However, its fate was sealed by the radical transformations that affected the Ottoman region during the 20th century, leading to a powerful emigration movement and the formation of a large diaspora. But it was above all the violence of the Second World War that led to the lasting disappearance of the Rhodes community, following the deportation of almost 2,000 people to the Auschwitz camp in July 1944. At a time when this disappearance seemed irremediable, a number of initiatives developed over the course of the 2000s helped to restore visibility to Rhodes’ Jewish past.
Organized as part of the exhibition “Revenir. Retours migratoires en Méditerranée” (October 2024-June 2025), this study day will present, for the first time in France, the destiny of this community, as well as the various remembrance activities carried out on this subject by several museum institutions.
Study day organized by Andreas Guidi (INALCO, CREE) and Pierre Sintès (TELEMMe, AMU-CNRS)
On the program:
– Introduction: Andreas Guidi (CREE, INALCO) and Pierre Sintès (TELEMMe, AMU)
– Workshop 1: From subjects of empire to the Shoah: a connected history of the Jews of Rhodes
With Andreas Guidi (CREE, INALCO), Alexis Rappas (University of Koç), Dario Miccoli (Ca’Foscari University of Venice)
Moderation: Céline Regnard (TELEMMe, AMU).
– Presentation of “The Last Transport” by Anthony McElligott (University of Limerick)
– Workshop 2: The memory of Rhodes in museums: what challenges?
With Dimitrios Varvaridis and Carmen Cohen (Rhodes Jewish Museum), Sara Buda (CDEC, Milan), Léna Casiez (Camp des Milles Foundation), Pierre Sintès (TELEMMe, AMU-CNRS)
Moderation: Camille Faucourt (Mucem).
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The Jewish community of Rhodes was an integral part of Eastern Mediterranean Judaism for many centuries. However, its fate was sealed by the radical transformations that affected the Ottoman region during the 20th century, leading to a powerful emigration movement and the formation of a large diaspora. But it was above all the violence of the Second World War that led to the lasting disappearance of the Rhodes community, following the deportation of almost 2,000 people to the Auschwitz camp in July 1944. At a time when this disappearance seemed irremediable, a number of initiatives developed over the course of the 2000s helped to restore visibility to Rhodes’ Jewish past.
Organized as part of the exhibition “Revenir. Retours migratoires en Méditerranée” (October 2024-June 2025), this study day will present, for the first time in France, the destiny of this community, as well as the various remembrance activities carried out on this subject by several museum institutions.
Study day organized by Andreas Guidi (INALCO, CREE) and Pierre Sintès (TELEMMe, AMU-CNRS)
On the program:
– Introduction: Andreas Guidi (CREE, INALCO) and Pierre Sintès (TELEMMe, AMU)
– Workshop 1: From subjects of empire to the Shoah: a connected history of the Jews of Rhodes
With Andreas Guidi (CREE, INALCO), Alexis Rappas (University of Koç), Dario Miccoli (Ca’Foscari University of Venice)
Moderation: Céline Regnard (TELEMMe, AMU).
– Presentation of “The Last Transport” by Anthony McElligott (University of Limerick)
– Workshop 2: The memory of Rhodes in museums: what challenges?
With Dimitrios Varvaridis and Carmen Cohen (Rhodes Jewish Museum), Sara Buda (CDEC, Milan), Léna Casiez (Camp des Milles Foundation), Pierre Sintès (TELEMMe, AMU-CNRS)
Moderation: Camille Faucourt (Mucem).