Κοινότητα Αναγνωστών Βιβλίων - readers.gr

A few months before his death Andreas Sefiha - President of the Jewish Community of Thessaloniki from 1993 to 2001 - decided to share the memories of his life: images of a cosmopolitan Thessaloniki, the plum liqueur of his Sephardic mother, the sound of wooden carriages rattling over the cobbled streets, walks through the bustling Modiano Market with his grandmother. Historical events and social changes which shaped the city from the late 19th century to the present day are recounted in parallel with the narrative of his forebears, while his own life is overshadowed by the...

"...on the island of Atlantis there was a great and incredible empire..." (Plato: Timaeus) What could cosmopolitan Santorini and the lost Atlantis possibly have in common? Two stories separated by thousands of years, but drawn together by something much greater. A discovery made on Santorini today could potentially change the history of the human race for ever. On this same island three and a half thousand years ago, a desperate struggle took place in legendary Atlantis; a struggle to save a people and a civilisation. The two stories and their characters run a parall...

[...] This book is divided into three sections. It is about children forced to live in darkness at their most tender age; children in hiding under false names who dared not even go out in the streets. 1t is also about those who enjoyed the protection of Resistance forces in some areas, who joined their ranks and offered their services. And it is about the hardships and ordeals of life in the death camps as told by those who managed to survive and find their way back, though they were physically and emotionally devastated. In other words it is a book whose pages are full...