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1 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives Finding Aid RG-45 Greece Updated May 29, 2012 Acc Title: Selected records from the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Service of Diplomatic & Historical Archives, Extent: 1,000 pages, 30 microfiche, 1 CD-ROM, 1,414 digital images. Provenance: From the New Archive of the History of Jews in Greece, housed in the Archive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection via USHMM International Archives Project in August 2002, and additional digital records in May Restrictions on access: Unrestricted access. Restrictions on use: The photocopied or microfilmed material must carry the clear indication of the origin of the documents. Both the Service of the Historical Archives and the Museum should be expressly mentioned on their respective documents and/or microfilmed material. The Service of Historical Archives retains the copyright to the materials produced under this agreement. The Museum will reproduce for researchers, microfilmed copies of materials reproduced under this agreement only with the written authorization of the Service of Historical Archives. Organization and arrangement: Thematic. Organized in following 18 series, and 8 sections (accretion): Series 1: Visas for Jews from Romania, 1940; Series 2: Visas from Romania to Greece, 1940; Series 3: Statements of camp survivors as temporary I.D.s, ; Series 4: Search for deportees, ; Series 5: Isaak Kambelis and his International Organization of Survivors from the Camps, ; Series 6: Repatriations, 1945 (mainly) 1947; Series 7: Community losses, ; Series 8: Relief, ; Series 9: Reestablishment of the Communities, ; Series 10: International Press on Jews, (bulk: 1946); Series 11: Correspondence on International Press matters, (bulk: 1946); Series 12: Press clippings, (bulk: 1946); Series 13: Idyllic relations between the Greek State and Greek Jews, (bulk: 1946); Series 14: Immigration to Palestine Passports - Visas, ; Series 15: Properties of Dodecanesian Jews, (bulk: ); Series 16: Jewish Property in Greece, (bulk: ); Series 17: Passport visas ( ) for Jews from Israel to visit Greece; Series 18: Miscellaneous documents. Sections : 1. Anti-Jewish 1, Documents showing the anti-jewish disposition of the functionaries of the Greek State (Bulk 1948); 2. Anti-Jewish 2, Documents showing the anti-jewish disposition of the functionaries of the Greek State

2 1949 (Bulk 1930 s and ); 3. Antisemitism, Documents strongly conveying the innate antisemitism of the Greek state ; 4. IE 01, Illegal Emigration to Palestine ; 5. IE 02, Illegal Emigration to Palestine ; 6. IE 03, Illegal Emigration to Palestine ; 7. SRD , Debate on the introduction of Sunday as obligatory Rest Day in Thessaloniki; 8. SRD1925, Debate on the introduction of Sunday as obligatory Rest Day in Thessaloniki. Language: In Greek, English, French, and Romanian. Preferred citation: Standard citation for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives. Biographical/Historical note: The indigenous Jewish communities of Greece represent the longest continuous Jewish presence in Europe. These communities, along with those who settled in Greece after their expulsion from Spain, were almost completely destroyed in the Holocaust. In the spring of 1941, the Germans occupied Thessaloniki, Piraeus, and western Crete; Italy occupied the remainder of the mainland and the islands. Where Jews resided determined not only their subsequent fate, but also their ultimate possibility of escape. Greek resistance groups, both communist and non-communist, battled the Axis occupiers in an effort, not only to save Greece, but also to save the Jews living there. The small number 8,000 to 10,000 of Greek Jews that survived the Holocaust was due in part to the unwillingness of Greek people to cooperate with German plans for their deportation. In addition, the Italian occupying authorities refused to facilitate or permit deportations from the Italian zone of occupation until Italy surrendered in September Even though deportations did not start until March of 1943,Greece lost at least 81 percent of its Jewish population during the Holocaust. Between 60,000 and 70,000 Greek Jews perished, most of them at Auschwitz-Birkenau. Only 5,000 Jews presently live in Greece, mostly in Athens and Thessaloniki. Scope and content note: The Selected records from the New Archive of the History of Jews in Greece contains documents from The collection primarily consists of correspondence of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and other agencies of the Greek government, with foreign governments and people living outside Greece. The correspondence concerns establishing the whereabouts of family members, reparations issues, immigration issues, and other concerns of the Greek Jews living in Greece and abroad. INVENTORY AND SERIES TITLES PROVIDED BY THE GREEK MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS BOX 1 Series 1: Visas for Jews from Romania, 1940 *01(2 MICROFICHE) Folder 1: A series of seven applications and / or authorizations dating from [June 10 th, 1940 to] September 6 th, 1940, for 2

3 Romanian Jews traveling via Greece (Piraeus) to Portugal (Lisbon) and on, to the U.S.A., mostly through the agents Romania, Societate Comercială Oficială de Turism or Wagons-Lits / Cook. At first individual applications, later long lists of names. 74 pages. French, Romanian. Series 2: Visas from Romania to Greece, *02 (1 MICROFICHE) Folder 2: A series of 16 Notes Verbales (sic), visa applications and / or telegraphic authorizations, dating from [April 25 th, 1940 to] September 6 th, 1940 for Jews of several different nationalities, going from Romania to Greece, allegedly on business. 45 pages. French, Romanian. Series 3: Statements of camp survivors as temporary I.D.s, *03 (1 MICROFICHE) Folder 3: Statement of January 24 th, 1946, by Jacques Mordoch. It contains, apart from personal information, notes on his arrest, kind of slave labor, and the camps he went through. 2 pages. (1 doc. + 1 photograph). As above, of September 25th, 1945, by Rafael Isaac Haim. 2 pages (1 doc. + 1 photograph). As above, of September 20th, 1945, by Rosita Petaloudi. 2 pages (1 doc. + 1 photograph). As above, of September 14th, 1945, by Anne Matathia. 1 page ( no photograph). Series 4: Search for deportees, *04 (1 MICROFICHE) Folder 4: Document of October 24 th, 1946, from the M.F.A., which had attached the file of the search for the Avraam Hasson family. The file itself is missing. 3 pages. Telegrams exchanged between the M.F.A. and the Royal Greek Legations / Embassies in Elizabethville, Belgian Congo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Buenos Aires, Argentina from [December 1 st, 1944 to] March 2 nd, 1946: Dodecanesian Jews, residents of the abovementioned countries, wish to have information on the fate of their relatives back in Greece. 4 pages. French. 3

4 Correspondence between the M.F.A. and the Royal Greek Embassies in London, Moscow and Paris, following an application of July 7 th, 1945 by Anna Alverto Ouziel to the M.F.A. for information on the fate of her husband, Alverto Moissis Ouziel. 4 pages. French. Correspondence, dating from [December 16 th, 1944 to] July 16 th, 1945, between the M.F.A., the Central Jewish Board of Greece, the Royal Greek Embassies / Consulates in Cairo, Egypt, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Elissabethvile, Belgian Congo and Salisbury, Rhodesia: Dodecanesian Jews, residents of the abovementioned countries, wish to have information on the fate of their relatives back in Greece. 16 pages. French. Document of July 3 rd, 1945, from the M.F.A. to the Permanent Greek Legation in Geneva with, attached, a document of May 12 th, 1945, from the Royal Greek Consulate General in Istanbul, Turkey: Sarah Saoul is seeking information on the fate of her husband, Rafael Saoul. 2 pages. Document of May 12 th, 1945, from the Royal Greek Consulate in Alexandria, Egypt, to the M.F.A., enquiring on the fate of Regina Gerassi. 1 page. Handwritten application of May 10th, 1945, by Benjamin Isaak Kapon to the M.F.A., asking them to enquire on the fate of 500 and more Jews liberated from the camps by the Russians and now presumably in Bucharest. 1 page. Document of January 7 th, 1945, from the Royal Greek Embassy in Moscow to the M.F.A. with, attached, a letter by the Ambassador of Luxembourg in Moscow, kindly asking for any information that might have reached Greek ears concerning the fate of Luxembourg Jews, who had been deported by the Germans. 2 pages. French. Series 5: Isaak Kambelis and his International Organization of Survivors from the Camps, *05 (1 MICROFICHE) Folder 5: A series of documents, dating from [December 4 th, 1945 to] February 13 th, 1946, pertaining to the 4

5 International Organization of Survivors from the Camps, founded by Isaak Kambelis, himself a survivor of Auschwitz. Ensuing correspondence between the M.F.A., the Royal Greek Embassies in Paris and Stockholm, as well as the Greek Red Cross, shows it to be rather a fake, since none of the persons mentioned by Kambelis as references seems to actually exist. 12 pages. French. Series 6: Repatriations, 1945 (mainly) 1947 *06 (2 MICROFICHE) Folder 6: Document of September 29 th, 1945, from the Royal Greek Consulate General in Jerusalem on the issue of a Memorandum by Asser Moissis, President of the Central Jewish Board of Greece, to the U.N.S.C.O.P., pertaining to the (presumably bad) position of Jews in Greece. Attached, the answer of the Greek Press Bureau. 3 pages. Paper of September 6 th, 1945, by the Greek Consul General in Jerusalem, G.A. Christodoulou, on the negative reactions of local Jewish circles to the repatriation of Greek Jews. 7 pages. Correspondence between the Royal Greek Consulate General in Jerusalem, the M.F.A. and the General Secretariat for Repatriation, dating from [June 23 rd, 1945, to] August 8 th, 1945, pertaining to the repatriation of Jews, of Greek and Spanish citizenship. 7 pages. Correspondence between the U.N.R.R.A. and the Royal Greek Embassy in London, dating from [July 23 rd, 1945, to] August 8 th, 1945 and concerning the Agreement on the Care and Repatriation of Displaced Persons, a copy of the draft of which is attached. 6 pages. Correspondence between the Ministry of Public Order, the M.F.A., the Royal Greek Embassy in Paris and the Royal Greek Consulate in Anvers, Belgium, dating from [June 26 th, 1945, to] July 23 rd, 1945 and authorising the revising of the passports of the Alverto Botton family of Spanish citizenship for their return to Greece. 5 pages. French. The same as above for the Calderon Jewish family. Dates from [June 26 th, 1945, to] July 23 rd, pages. French. 5

6 Circular of July 14 th, 1945, from the Royal Greek Embassy in Cairo, Egypt, to all Greek Consulates in the Middle East and Africa, containing instructions on the process to be followed for the repatriation of subjects of enemy countries, who resided in Greece before the war. It mainly concerned Jews, Armenians, Vlachs and Albanians more racial than national distinction... Each case was to be judged separately anyway. 2 pages. Document of June 8 th, 1945, from the Royal Greek Embassy in Cairo, Egypt, to the Royal Greek Embassy in Moscow with, attached, a document of May 10 th, 1945, from the Community of Greek Jews of Cairo, declining to shoulder the costs for the repatriation of 14 Greek Jews from Lublin, Russia. 2 pages. Exchange of telegrams, dating from [May 3 rd, 1945, to] May 25 th, 1945, between the M.F.A., the Royal Greek Embassy in Bern, Switzerland, and the Greek Legation in Rome, concerning the issue of about 100 Greek Jews liberated from the camps and waiting in Switzerland to be repatriated. 5 pages. Document of May 17 th, 1945, from the Royal Greek Consulate in Anvers, Belgium, with, attached, a list with the names of 84 Jews of various nationalities, who resided permanently in Greece before the war and were waiting now for their repatriation from Belgium. 2 pages. Document of May 10 th, 1945, from the Royal Greek Consulate in Jerusalem to the M.F.A. concerning repatriation rights of Greek Jews, who had received a permit of permanent residence in Palestine. Attached, as an example, an application, Palestinian residence permit and Greek citizenship certificate of a Jew from Serres, Northern Greece. 5 pages. Five receipts and a list of names from [March and] May 1945, of travel expenses paid to Greek Jews in Bucharest (by the Greek Consulate?) in order for them to reach Athens. Also a group photograph of them. (All photocopies, originals have not been found). 8 pages. Document of April 19 th, 1945, from the Royal Greek Legation in Egypt to the M.F.A. pertaining to the repatriation of Walter Pfeffer, conductor of the Royal Theatre Orchestra, at that time without citizenship. 1 page. Series 7: Community losses, *07 (1 MICROFICHE) 6

7 Folder 7: Document of June 23 rd, 1947, from the M.F.A. to various Greek Embassies and Delegations with, attached, a (very bad) copy of the table mentioned below, in Some figures substantially altered new data or copying mistakes? 3 pages. Document of June 5 th, 1946, from the Ministry of the Interior to the M.F.A. with, attached, a table by the Central Jewish Board of Greece, showing the percentage of life loss at the Greek Jewish Communities. 2 pages. Document of March 18 th, 1946, from the Royal Greek Consulate General in Jerusalem to the Press Ministry with, attached, a press review of March 7 th, 1946, when a telegram of the Greek Press Ministry, on the losses of the Jewish Communities during the war in Greece, was published in the first pages of both Hamishmar and Hamashkif. The once attached clippings are missing. 2 pages. Series 8: Relief, *08 (1 MICROFICHE) Folder 8: Telegram of June 14 th, 1945, from the Greek Ambassador in Cairo, Egypt, to the President of the Greek Govt., informing him about the donation of textiles by the Greek Jewish Community of Cairo for the relief of Jews in Greece. 1 page. Document of November 28 th, 1944, from the Royal Greek Embassy in London to the M.F.A. with, attached, a letter of November 23 rd, 1944, from the Chief Rabbi s Religious Emergency Council of London, asking them to enquire whether the Greek Govt. would facilitate the transport of a Mobile Synagogue Ambulance, produced by the Council, to Greece, in order to carry out relief work. Also attached, a leaflet on the Mobile Synagogue Ambulance and a photograph of it. 6 pages. Series 9: Reestablishment of the Communities, *09 (1 MICROFICHE) Folder 9: 7

8 Minutes of November 30 th, 1947, from the Jewish Congress in Paris, containing the speech and answers to questions by Asser Moissis, Chairman of the Central Jewish Board of Greece, on the situation of Jews in Greece. 5 pages. French. Correspondence dating from December 12 th, 1946, to December 23 rd, 1946, between the Permanent Greek Legation (to the U.N.) in New York, the M.F.A. and the Ministry of National Education and Religion, concerning the delays in the implementation of Law 846 On the foundation of the Organization for Relief and Rehabilitation of Greek Jews (O.P.A.I.E.) and the explanations to be given to enquiring foreign Jewish bodies. 4 pages. Document of April 18th, 1946, from the Royal Greek Consulate General in Jerusalem to the M.F.A. with, attached, a letter by Bension Meïr Hay Ouziel, ex Chief Rabbi of Thessaloniki and now of Palestine, presenting his comments and suggestions on the Compulsory Law 1029 on the regulation of relations resulting from the marriage of Jews. 5 pages. French. Document of April 9 th, 1946, from the M.F.A. to the Royal Greek Embassies of London, Paris and Praetoria, Union of South Africa, as well as the Royal Greek Subconsulate in Casablanca, Morocco, with, attached, an excerpt of an article from the Istanbul Jewish Journal d Orient, praising the Greek Govt. for their attitude towards the Jews of Greece. 3 pages. French. Document of March 5 th, 1946 from the Central Jewish Board of Greece to the M.F.A., underlining the role they played internationally for the national rights of Greece to be recognized and respected. 2 pages. Document of February 21 st, 1946 from the Greek Royal Consulate General in Jerusalem to the M.F.A. with, attached, a translation of a short article by Baruch Shibi of the Mishmar, on the removal, by Greeks, of the tombstones of the ancient Jewish Cemetery in Thessaloniki and their use as building material, even in public buildings. 2 pages. French. Correspondence dating from [November 6 th, 1944 to] April 5 th, 1945, between the M.F.A., the Royal Greek 8

9 Embassy in Cairo, Egypt, the Greek Royal Consulate General in Jerusalem and the Ministry of National Education and Religion, pertaining to the then newly implemented law on the direct appointment by the State of Community Councils and the international (mostly negative) reactions to it. 10 pages. Series 10: International Press on Jews, (bulk: 1946) *10 (1 MICROFICHE) Folder 10: Document of May 30 th, 1946, from the Greek Royal Consulate General in Jerusalem to the M.F.A. with, attached, a press review for May 22 nd 28 th, pages. French. Document of April 25 th, 1946, from the Greek Royal Consulate General in Jerusalem to the M.F.A. with comments on the articles and opinions of the local press. The once attached press review is missing. 2 pages. Document of April 20 th, 1946, from the Greek Royal Consulate General in Jerusalem to the M.F.A. with, (once) attached, a note on the need to support a Jewish writer preparing a book on the exchange of populations between Turkey and Greece in The note itself is missing. 1 page. Document of March 28 th, 1946, from the Greek Royal Consulate General in Jerusalem to the M.F.A. with, attached, a press review for March 21 st 26 th, pages. French. Series 11: Correspondence on International Press matters, (bulk: 1946) *11 (1 MICROFICHE) Folder 11: Document of September 3 rd, 1946, from the Greek Royal Consulate General in Jerusalem to the M.F.A. with, attached, a copy of a letter by the Greek Consul General, Kapsambelis, to the Jewish Agency. 2 pages. Document of August 17 th, 1946, from the M.F.A. to the Press and Information Undersecretary s Office with, attached, a telegram of August 15 th, 1946, from the Greek Royal Consulate General in Jerusalem to the M.F.A., pertaining to the negative articles appearing in The Palestine Post on Greece. 3 pages. Document of May 5 th, 1946, from the Greek Royal Consulate General in Jerusalem to the M.F.A. with, attached, a copy of a letter by the Greek Consul General, Kapsambelis, to Dr. Joseph of the Jewish Agency, 9

10 about negative articles in the local press on Greece. 2 pages. Document of April 22 nd, 1946, from the Greek Royal Consulate General in Jerusalem to the M.F.A. with, attached, a copy of a letter received by the Greek Consul General, Kapsambelis, from Dr. Joseph of the Jewish Agency, about negative articles in the local press on Greece. 2 pages. Document of January 15 th, 1946, from the M.F.A. to the Royal Greek Embassy in London, answering their enquiry of December 18 th, 1945, of whether anti-semitic Nazi propaganda material could be found in Greece for the Wiener Library. A letter from the latter, by its Director, Alfred Wiener, dated December 13 th, 1945, asked for such material, in order to document Nazi crimes. 4 pages. Series 12: Press clippings, (bulk: 1946) *12 ( 1 MICROFICHE) Folder 12: Document of November 15 th, 1946, from the Royal Greek Embassy in Syria and Lebanon with, attached, a copy of Le Journal de Jérusalem weekly, carrying an article on the Jewish Community of Thessaloniki.3 pages. French. Document of August 14 th, 1946, from the Royal Greek Legation in Praetoria, Union of South Africa, to the M.F.A. with, attached, a copy of an article from the South African Jewish Chronicle of June 21 st, 1946, on the issue of Jewish Property in Greece. 2 pages. Correspondence dating from [February 28 th, 1946, to] June 22 nd, 1946, between the M.F.A., the Greek Royal Consulate General in Jerusalem and various other Embassies and Consulates, concerning the newly published book of Jewish writer P. Jordan, where he describes his six months stay in Greece and the situation of Jews there. 6 pages. French. A clipping from the Christian Science Monitor of May 22 nd, 1946, containing an article titled Hitler-stirred Anti-Semitism Lingers in Most of Europe. Sent by the Royal Greek Consulate of Boston, Mass., on June 6 th, 1946 (?). 1 page. 10

11 Document of May 6 th, 1946, from the Royal Greek Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, to the M.F.A. with, attached, two clippings from the Istanbul newspaper, under the title: Les Israélites de Grèce pendant l occupation enemie. 3 pages. French. Document of April 16 th, 1946, from the M.F.A. to various Embassies and Consulates on the article of The Jewish Advocate of February 14 th, 1946, which expressed a favourable opinion about Greece. The attached article is missing. 1 page. Document of April 9 th, 1946, from the M.F.A. to various Embassies and Consulates with, attached, a document of March 12 th, 1946, from the Greek Royal Consulate General in Jerusalem and an article from the Journal d Orient, concerning the issue of Jewish properties in Greece. 5 pages. French. Document of March 16 th, 1946, from the Royal Greek Consulate in Boston, Mass., to the M.F.A. with, attached, a clipping from The Jewish Advocate of March 14th, 1946, concerning Jewish property issues in Bulgaria. 2 pages. Document of March 6 th, 1946, from the Greek Royal Consulate General in Jerusalem to the M.F.A. with, attached, an article from The Palestine Post of March 1 st, 1946, titled: Greek Jews have no future. 2 pages. Document of February 16 th, 1946, from the Royal Greek Consulate in Boston, Mass., to the M.F.A. with, attached, a clipping from The Jewish Advocate of February 14 th, 1946, about the favourable measures taken by the Greek Govt. for the Greek Jews. 3 pages. Clippings from Le Messager d Athènes of February 14 th and 9 th, 1946, on La question de Palestine (Parts IV and III). 4 pages. French. Clippings from Le Messager d Athènes of February 6 th and 5 th, 1946, on La question de Palestine (Parts II and I). 4 pages. French. A clipping from The Palestine Post of January 30 th, 1946, with a very short article titled Greek Gesture to Jews. 1 page. 11

12 Series 13: Idyllic relations between the Greek State and Greek Jews, (bulk: 1946) *13 (1 MICROFICHE) Folder 13: Correspondence dating from [September 2 nd, 1947, to] October 8 th, 1947, between the M.F.A. and the Permanent Greek Delegation (to the U. N.) in New York, containing notes on the favourable measures taken by the Greek Govt. for Greek Jews. 16 pages. Document of June 17 th, 1946, from the Royal Greek Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to the M.F.A., informing them of their sending an article from The Jewish Advocate of Boston, Mass., to the local Central Committee for the Assistance of Jewish Victims of War and Refugees. (Refers to the article of February 14 th, 1946 see 7.3.6) 1 page. Correspondence dating from [October 30 th, 1945, to] May 17 th, 1946, between the M.F.A. the Army G.H.Q., the royal Greek Legation in the Union of South Africa and the South African Jewish Board of Deputies. The Board, wishing to organise a memorial function for Colonel Mordechai Frizis (the first Officer of the Greek Army to fall in the Italian-Greek war of 1940), asks for information on his life and military career. 8 pages. Document of May 5 th, 1946, from the M.F.A. to the Royal Greek Embassy in London, informing them on the imminent arrival there of Asser Moissis, Chairman of the Central Jewish Board of Greece, who has offered to enlighten important Jewish personalities on the excellent record of the Greek State towards the Jews. 2 pages. Document of January 15 th, 1946, from the M.F.A. to the Royal Greek Consulate in Boston, Mass., with an account of the favourable measures taken by the Greek Govt. towards Greek Jews; for possible press use. 4 pages. Document of September 6 th, 1945, from the M.F.A. to various Greek Embassies and Consulates around the world with, attached, the same account as above, for possible press use. 7 pages. Series 14: Immigration to Palestine Passports - Visas, *14 (1 MICROFICHE) Folder 14: Document of January 22 nd, 1949, from the Greek Royal Consulate General in Jerusalem to the M.F.A., informing them about a telegram of Associated Press from Rhodes, stating that all 40 surviving Jews of this island had expressed the wish to immigrate to Palestine. 1 page. 12

13 Document of December 24 th, 1948, from the M.F.A. to the Greek Royal Consulate General in Jerusalem with, attached, a document of December 21 st, 1948, from the Ministry of Public Order / Aliens Dept. to the M.F.A., asking them to report on any Greek Jews joining the Israeli Army, so that Greek citizenship can be taken away from them, according to the law. 3 pages. Document of July 13 th, 1948, from the Permanent Greek Delegation to the U.N. to the M.F.A. with, attached, a letter by the Secretary General of the U.N., transmitting a protestation letter by the Provisional Govt. of Israel on the U.N. resolution concerning immigration restrictions. 6 pages. French. Document of May 30 th, 1948, from the Ministry of Public Order / Aliens Dept. to the M.F.A. with, attached, a report on the transit passing of 15 Jews (list of names included) from Athens airport en route to Haifa from Prague via Rome and Athens. 2 pages. Document of February 2 nd, 1948, from the M.F.A. to the Ministry of Public Order / Aliens Dept., authorising the departure of 22 Greek Jews for Palestine. List of names attached to the relevant document of November 18 th, 1948 from the Ministry of Public Order / Aliens Dept. to the M.F.A., asking for their permission. 3 pages. Document of December 11 th, 1947, from the Ministry of Public Order / Aliens Dept. to the M.F.A. with, attached, a report on the termination of supporting funds by the A.J.D.C. to Greek Jews, in order to use the money for promoting immigration to Palestine instead. 2 pages. Document of July 30 th, 1946, from the M.F.A. to the Ministry of Public Order / Aliens Dept., concerning the invalidity of the provisional certificates, issued to Jews by the Jewish Agency, for eventual immigration to Palestine. Attached, the relevant Note Verbale (sic) of July 12 th, 1946, from the British Embassy in Athens and the answer of the M.F.A. 3 pages. French. Series 15: Properties of Dodecanesian Jews, (bulk: ) *15( 1 MICROFICHE) Folder 15: 13

14 Application of May 22 nd, 1951 to the M.F.A. and the Joint Greek Italian Committee by Alverto Franco, merchant of Rhodes, asking for the sum of GrD 80 million to be returned to him in place of merchandise confiscated from his shop by the Italian Authorities of the Dodecanese. Attached, a similar application of his to the Bank of Greece, dated January 13 th, pages. Application of May 18 th, 1951, to the M.F.A. and the Joint Greek Italian Committee by Mois Menashe, resident of Kos and appointed by the British Military Administration as Custodian of Jewish Property, asking for the return of It 6 million to the island s Jews, as damages for their properties seized by the Italians. 4 pages. Correspondence dating from [July 15 th, 1947, to] December 6 th, 1947, between the Greek and British Military Authorities and the Jewish Community of Rhodes, concerning the handover of Jewish property to its owners, or, otherwise, to the Community. 7 pages. French. Series 16: Jewish Property in Greece, (bulk: ) *16 (2 MICROFICHE) Folder 16: Correspondence dating from [December 31 st, 1949, to] February 10 th, 1950, between Rabbi Isaac Cassuto, resident of Indianapolis, U.S.A., and the Organization for Relief and Rehabilitation of Greek Jews (O.P.A.I.E.), the Ministry of Finance and the M.F.A., concerning his right to inherit the properties of his deceased relatives. 4 pages. Application by Isaac Hasson, resident of Tel Aviv, received at the M.F.A. on July 27 th, 1949, and asking for the Stg he had deposited for safekeeping at the Greek Embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria, back in 1941, to be returned to him. 3 pages. French. A clipping of the New York Times of March 15 th, 1949, on the issue of Jewish Property in Greece. 2 pages. Document of March 2 nd, 1949, from the Bank of Greece to Asser Moissis, Consulate General of Israel in Athens 14

15 and representative of the Keren Kayemeth Leisrael, pertaining to property matters of Jews in Greece. 2 pages. An exchange of Notes Verbales between the U.S. Embassy in Athens and the M.F.A. dating from [December 1 st, 1947, to] December 12 th, 1947, as well as a note of November 29 th, 1947, from the Ministry of Finance / Central Agency for the Management of Jewish Property (K.Y.D.I.P.) to the Secretary General of the Greek Govt., concerning the implementation of Law 846 On the abolition of the right of inheritance by the Greek State of heirless Jewish Properties. 3 pages. A clipping from the Jewish Chronicle of October 31 st, 1947, concerning Jewish Property in Greece. Sent to the M.F.A. from the Royal Greek Embassy in London on November 4 th, pages. A copy of the Jewish Tribune ( Evraikon Vima, Greek-Jewish newspaper of Thessaloniki) of August 1 st, 1947, sent to the M.F.A. on August 18 th, 1947, from the Govt. General of Northern Greece. On the first page, an article on Jewish Matters, i.e. property matters. 2 pages. A note of July 21 st, 1947, from the Secretary General of the M.F.A. to the Permanent Greek Legation (to the U.N.) in New York, containing data on the issue of Jewish Property in Greece, to be used for the information of the representatives of the W.J.C. 4 pages. Document of April 23 rd, 1947, from the Greek Royal Consulate General in Jerusalem to the M.F.A. with a Summary of Properties held on behalf of Residents of Greece (state: February 28 th, 1947) by the Custodian of Enemy Property in Palestine. 3 pages. Correspondence dating from [December 6 th, 1946, to] April 3 rd, 1947, between the M.F.A. and the Govt. General of Northern Greece, concerning the demand by the Yugoslav Consul in Thessaloniki to take upon himself the custody of the properties of Jews who were Yugoslav citizens. 12 pages. Correspondence dating from [September 9 th, 1946, to] March 12 th, 1947, between the Ministry of Finance, the Greek Govt. Agent in Milan and the Greek Delegation in Rome, containing information on the Alhadeff and Jacques Asser families and their properties. 4 pages. Document of February 28 th, 1947,from the Greek Royal Consulate General in Jerusalem to the M.F.A. informing them on articles in the Palestine Economic Review, concerning, among others, Jewish Property in Greece. The attached journals are missing. 2 pages. 15

16 Document of February 22 nd, 1947, from the Ministry of Public Order / Aliens Dept. to the M.F.A. with, attached, an information bulletin of January 19 th, 1947, from the Police H.Q. of Macedonia and Thrace, tracing the movements in Greece of Max Gottschalk, Belgian Jew, who came to Greece as a representative of the International Labour Office in Geneva, to discuss matters of Jewish refugees and property. 2 pages. Document of August 21 st, 1946, from the Greek Royal Consulate General in Jerusalem to the M.F.A. with, copied, an article from The Palestine Post, concerning the restitution of Jewish Property by the Austrian State. 1 page. Document of March 16 th, 1946, from the Royal Greek Consulate of Boston, Mass., to the Royal Greek Embassy in Washington, D.C., with, attached, a clipping from The Jewish Advocate of March 14 th, 1946, on the restitution of Jewish Property by Bulgaria. 2 pages. Document of December 15 th, 1945, from the Royal Greek Legation in Egypt to the M.F.A. with, attached, a copy of a letter of November 20 th, 1945, by Mr.Heydt, of the Jewish Agency, pertaining to matters of Jewish Property and its restitution. 2 pages. A note of April 2 nd, 1945, from the U.N.R.R.A. to the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, mentioning Jewish matters pending and requiring immediate settling 4 pages. Correspondence dating from [February 12 th, 1945, to] March 28 th, 1945, between the M.F.A., various Greek Embassies and the Council of Ministers of the Greek Govt., following an application by Haim Pisante, Eric Asseo and Alverto Asseo to the Ministry of Finance, asking for the exclusion of Jews from the provisions of the law governing the custody of property belonging to subjects of enemy states. 11 pages. Correspondence dating from [November 7 th, 1944, to] March 10 th, 1945, between the W.J.C., the Royal Greek Embassy in London and the M.F.A. The W.J.C. had asked for a copy of the National Gazette of the Greek Govt., containing the text of the Law on the restitution of Jewish Property. The copy itself is missing. 6 pages. 16

17 Note Verbale (sic) of May 31 st, 1941 from the Royal Greek Legation in Bucharest, to the Romanian M.F.A., trying to intervene in favour of Jean Sabetay, Greek citizen, who had had his radio set confiscated. 1 page. Box 2 Series 17: Passport visas ( ) for Jews from Israel to visit Greece. Most of them declared tourism as reason for travelling in fact, they wanted to settle property matters. *17 (8 MICROFICHE) Folder 1: Document of March 6 th, 1950, from the M.F.A. to the Royal Greek Consulate in Haifa, with, attached, a document of January 9 th, 1950, from the aforementioned Consulate to the M.F.A., containing a list of persons (mostly Jews) arrived to Greece from Haifa. 7 pages. Document of April 18 th, 1949, from the Royal Greek Embassy in Italy to the Greek Consulates in Italy, with, attached, a circular of January 22 nd, 1949, concerning the revising of passports of Dodecanesian Jews. 2 pages. A series of five visa applications by Israel Jews (and the relevant official correspondence generated by them) dating from [January 4 th, 1951 to] July 23 rd, Separated by target sheets from 1 to pages. A series of 53 visa applications by Israel Jews (and the relevant official correspondence generated by them) dating from [January 27 th,1950 to] December 21 st, Separated by target sheets from 1 to pages (applications 1 through 22). Folder 2: Continue: A series of 53 visa applications by Israel Jews (and the relevant official correspondence generated by them) dating from [January 27 th,1950 to] December 21 st, Separated by target sheets from 1 to pages (applications 23 through 53). 17

18 Two visa applications by Israel Jews (and the relevant official correspondence generated by them) dating from [January 15 th, 1949 and] August 26 th Separated by target sheets from 1 to pages. Visa application by Jose Sapporta (and the relevant official correspondence generated by them) dating from June 25 th pages. Folder 3 : Series 18, *18 (2 MICROFICHE) Miscellaneous documents Correspondence dating from [March 5 th, 1949, to] August 18 th, 1949, between the M.F.A., the Royal Greek Consulate in Rhodesia, the General Administration of the Dodecanese and the Sephardic Jewish Community of Rhodesia, concerning the export from Rhodes to Rhodesia of a Sefer Tora. (From the vanished Community of Rhodes to the Community in Rhodesia, to be used by them). From file 1 / 8 / pages. Correspondence dating from [May 2nd, 1949, to] July 19 th, 1949, between the M.F.A., the Royal Greek Embassy in London, the General Administration of Northern Greece, the Anglo-Jewish Association and the Agudas Israel World Organisation, concerning the Jewish Cemetery of Thessaloniki, still undergoing destruction in pages. Document of August 28 th, 1947, from the PM s office to the M.F.A., with, attached, a telegram of August 25 th, 1947, from the Jewish Agency concerning the deportation by the British of 4400 Jewish refugees to Germany and imploring Greece and other United Nations [to] intervene [...] 3 pages. Document of December 10 th, 1946, from the Royal Greek Consulate in Jerusalem to the M.F.A., concerning the statements by Dr. Moshé Shertok of the Jewish Agency that the composition of the World Zionist Congress in Bâle, Switzerland, is considerably altered compared to the prewar years. Due to the Holocaust, European Jews represented only 25% of the delegates. 1 page. Document of August 6 th, 1946, from the lawyer Christos Christidis to the M.F.A., informing them that lists of 18

19 approx names of the Jews of Northern Greece, deported by the Bulgarians, can be found at the Ministry of the Interior. 1 page. Document of February 16 th, 1946, from the Royal Greek Consulate in Boston, Mass., to the Royal Greek Embassy in Washington, D.C., with, attached, a clipping form The Jewish Advocate of February 14 th, 1946, commenting on the measures taken by the Greek Govt. in favour of Greek Jews. 3 pages. Document of May 15 th, 1945, from the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry. to the M.F.A., with, attached, the three documents sent in 1943 from the Chamber to the Reich Plenipotentiary in Athens, Günter Altenburg, and to members of the Greek puppet Govt., protesting against the deportation of Jews from Thessaloniki.7 pages. Correspondence, dating from [March 22 nd, 1945, to] April 24 th, 1945, between the Royal Greek Embassy in Washington, D.C., the M.F.A. and the Bank of Greece, concerning the wish of Greek Jews from the US to send money to their relatives in Greece for Pesach. 6 pages. Document of April 19 th, 1945, from the PM s office to the M.F.A., with, attached, a brief report of the subjects discussed between him and Dr. Moshé Shertok of the Jewish Agency, during their meeting of April 15 th, pages. Correspondence dating from [October 19 th, 1944, to] March 30 th, 1945, between Ben Zion Meïr Hay Ouziel, chief Rabbi of the Holy Land the Royal Greek Consulate in Jerusalem and the M.F.A., concerning information supplied to him by Greece on the fate of Jews from Crete and the Dodecanese. 10 pages. Correspondence dating from [November 10 th, 1944, to] March 9 th, 1945, between the Royal Greek Legation in the Union of South Africa, the M.F.A. and the South African Jewish World Appeal, pertaining to the laws governing Jewish communities in Greece. 3 pages. Document of March 5 th, 1945, from the Royal Greek Legation in Berne, Switzerland, to the M.F.A. with, attached, a letter of March 3 rd, 1945, by the Swiss Rabbis Union, asking them to intervene with the Greek 19

20 Govt. in order to keep the post of the Chief Rabbi of Tessaloniki free, until Dr. Zwi Koretz, the Chief Rabbi until 1943, is released from the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp and can return to Greece. 2 pages. German. An undated note (last date therein is June 1944) relating the favourable measures taken by the Greek Govt. for Greek Jews from 1943 onwards. 7 pages. Document of November 18 th, 1944, from the Greek Ambassador in Cairo, Egypt, to the M.F.A., suggesting that a special employee should be appointed at the M.F.A. to competently handle Jewish Matters, that had become very important. 2 pages. Telegram of November 11 th, 1944, from the Royal Greek Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to the M.F.A., asking them the approximate number of Jews remaining in Thessaloniki, in order for the Buenos Aires Community of Thessaloniki Jews to send help. 1 page. Reply of June 15 th, 1944, from the Greek PM, George Papandreou, to the General Commissioner of the New Zionist Organisation (Egypt Branch), Albert Staraselski, who had three days earlier thanked him in a letter for the attitude of the Greek Govt. towards its Jews. 3 page. French. Correspondence dating form [September 23 rd, 1943, to] October 5 th, 1943, between the United Committee in favour of Greek Jewry, the Royal Greek Consulate General in Jerusalem and the M.F.A., searching for ways to help the Jews of Greece then in distress. 3 pages. Correspondence dating from [May 15 th, 1940, to] June 17 th, 1940, between the Royal Greek Consulate General in Bucharest, the Prefectura Judeţului Valcea and photographer E. Giannakides (Greek subject) pertaining to his confiscated camera. 7 pages. Accretion in May Anti-Jewish 1 Documents showing the anti-jewish disposition of the functionaries of the Greek State (Bulk 1948). Anti-Jewish 2 20

21 Documents showing the anti-jewish disposition of the functionaries of the Greek State (Bulk 1930 s and )). Antisemitism Documents strongly conveying the innate antisemitism of the Greek state IE 01 Illegal Emigration to Palestine IE 02 Illegal Emigration to Palestine IE 03 Illegal Emigration to Palestine SRD Debate on the introduction of Sunday as obligatory Rest Day in Thessaloniki SRD1925 Debate on the introduction of Sunday as obligatory Rest Day in Thessaloniki 21