2018_Framework and Historical Context of Jewish Greeks and Jews in Occupied Greece: Indicative localities Thessaloniki, Athens, Corfu, Xanthi & Zakynthos, International Scientific Conference "Nations of Occupied Europe Facing the Holocaust", Warsaw, 6-8 December 2017
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From its beginnings, Greece was founded and based on the principle and constitutional dictate of full emancipation and freedom of Religion for all its citizens. Greece was attacked by Italy in 1940 and beat her in the field. The German Reich invaded and occupied all of Greece on April 1941. The country was divided in 3 occupation zones: German, Italian (up to September 1943) and Bulgarian. The Quisling governments supported the Jewish Greek citizens, albeit with no success. The Church supported fully the Jews. Also many were saved by joining the Resistance in the mountains. The overwhelming majority of the non-Jewish population was sympathetic to the plight. The Holocaust proceeded differently in various localities and not simultaneously. In smaller cities-communities full integration of the Jews into them coupled also with historical tolerance was instrumental in rescue.
