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Romaniotes are a Jewish population living in Greece . They are thought to have lived in the territory of today's Greece for more than 2000 years.¹ Large communities were located in Thebes , Ioannina , Chalkis , Corfu , Arta , Corinth and on the islands of Lesbos , Chios , Samos , Rhodes , and Cyprus , among others.² The Romaniotes are Greek Jews , distinct from both Ashkenazim and Sephardim . Jews have lived in Greece possibly as early as the Babylonian exile , and certainly had established communities in major Greek cities by the time of Jesus . There are very few Greek Jews alive today, a large percentage having been murdered by the Nazis . They only number in the thousands, most living in Greece , some in Israel , and also in the United States . Greek Jews historically tended to follow the Jerusalem Talmud instead of the Babylonian Talmud , and developed their own Minhag and their own Greek - Hebrew language, called Yevanic . When the waves of Sephardic Jews coming from Spain with the expulsion of 1492 settled in Ottoman Empire Greece, they were richer, prouder and more cultivated, separating themselves from Romaniotes. At the end, most of the Romaniote communitites were assimilated. Remnants of the Romaniotes have survived in Yannena ( Epirus ) and the USA ( Kehila-Kedosha-Janina Synagogue in New York City , built in 1927 , is a gathering spot for these Greek Jews). The Romaniotes had their distinct customs very different from those of the Sephardic Jews; unlike the Sephardic Jews, they did not speak Ladino , but used Greek . During World War II , Romaniotes were protected by the Greek government until the Nazi occupation. Although the Germans deported a great number of Greek Jews, scores of them were hidden by their Greek neighbours. The creation of the state of Israel in 1948 , combined with the Greek civil war, was the final episode in the history of the Romaniotes, the majority of whom migrated to Israel or the USA. Today a small number of them (around 6000) live in Greece, mainly in Yannena (Ioannina), and U.S.A. Rae Dalven was a prominent Romaniotissa, particularly noted for her translation of Modern Greek poetry.³

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Ethnic group The Romaniotes or Romaniots ( , Rōmaniōtes) are a Jewish population who have lived in the territory of today's Greece and neighboring areas with large Greek populations for more than 2,000 years. Their languages were Yevanic , a Greek dialect, and Greek . They derived their name from the old name for the people of the Byzantine Empire, Rhomaioi . Large communities were located in Thebes , Ioannina , Chalcis , Corfu , Arta , Corinth and on the islands of Lesbos , Chios , Samos , Rhodes and Cyprus , among others. The Romaniotes are historically distinct from the Sephardim , who settled in Greece after the 1492 expulsion of the Jews from Spain . A majority of the Jewish population was killed in the Holocaust after Axis powers occupied Greece during World War II . They deported most of the Jews to concentration camps , where they were killed. After the war, a majority of the few surviving Jews emigrated to Israel , the United States and western Europe. Today a total of only 4,500 to 6,000 Jews, of both Romaniotes and Sephardic descent, remain in Greece.

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Ethnic group The Romaniote Jews or Romaniots ( , Rōmaniōtes) are a Jewish community with distinctive cultural features and who have lived in the territory of Greece and neighboring areas for more than 2,000 years. Their languages were Yevanic , a Greek dialect, and modern Greek . They derived their name from the old name for the people of the Byzantine Empire , Romaioi . Large communities were located in Thebes , Ioannina , Chalcis , Corfu , Arta , Corinth , and on the islands of Lesbos , Chios , Samos , Rhodes , and Cyprus , among others. The Romaniotes are historically distinct from the Sephardim , who settled in Greece after the 1492 expulsion of the Jews from Spain . A majority of the Jewish population of Greece was killed in the Holocaust after Axis powers occupied Greece during World War II . They deported most of the Jews to Nazi concentration camps . After the war, a majority of the survivors emigrated to Israel , the United States, and Western Europe.

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Greek Jews Ethnic group The Romaniote Jews or Romaniotes ( , Rhōmaniṓtes ; , Romanyotim ) are an ethnic Jewish community native to the Eastern Mediterranean . They are one of the oldest Jewish communities in existence and the oldest Jewish community in Europe . Their distinct language was Judaeo-Greek or Yevanic , a Greek dialect that contained Hebrew along with some Aramaic and Turkish words, but today's Romaniotes speak modern Greek or the languages of their new home countries. They derived their name from the commonly used name for the Byzantine Empire , Rhomania (Ῥωμανία). Large communities were located in Thessaloniki , Ioannina , Arta , Preveza , Volos , Chalcis , Thebes , Corinth , Patras , and on the islands of Corfu , Zakynthos , Lesbos , Chios , Samos , Rhodes , and Cyprus , among others. The Romaniotes are historically distinct and still remain distinct from the Sephardim , some of whom settled in Ottoman Greece after the 1492 expulsion of the Jews from Spain . A majority of the Jewish population of Greece was killed in the Holocaust after the Axis powers occupied Greece during World War II and deported most of the Jews to Nazi concentration camps . After the war, a majority of the survivors emigrated to Israel , the United States , and Western Europe . Today there are still functioning Romaniote synagogues in Chalkis —which represents the oldest Jewish congregation on European ground— Ioannina , Athens , New York and Israel.

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Jewish community native to the Eastern Mediterranean Not to be confused with Romanian Jews or Italian Jews . Ethnic group The Romaniote Jews or the Romaniotes ( , Rhomaniótes ; ) are a Greek-speaking ethnic Jewish community native to the Eastern Mediterranean . They are one of the oldest Jewish communities in existence and the oldest Jewish community in Europe. The Romaniotes have been, and remain, historically distinct from the Sephardim , some of whom settled in Ottoman Greece after the expulsion of Jews from Spain and Portugal after 1492. Their distinct language was Yevanic , a Greek dialect that contained Hebrew along with some Aramaic and Turkish words, but today's Romaniotes speak Modern Greek or the languages of their new home countries. Their name is derived from the endonym Rhomanía ( Ῥωμανία ), which refers to the Eastern Roman Empire ("Empire of the Romans", Βασιλεία Ρωμαίων ). Large Romaniote communities were located in Thessaloniki , Ioannina , Arta , Preveza , Volos , Chalcis , Thebes , Corinth , Patras , and on the islands of Corfu , Crete , Zakynthos , Lesbos , Chios , Samos , Rhodes , and Cyprus , among others. A majority of the Jewish population of Greece was murdered in the Holocaust after the Axis occupation of Greece during World War II and deported most of the Jews to Nazi concentration camps . After the war, a majority of the survivors emigrated to Israel , the United States , and Western Europe . Today there are still functioning Romaniote synagogues in Chalkis (which represents the oldest Jewish congregation on European soil), Ioannina, Veria , Athens , New York City, and Israel . Menelaos Hadjicostis, 'Jewish museum in Cyprus aims to build bridges to Arab world,' Associated Press 6 June 2018. Changing Educational Landscapes: Educational Policies, Schooling Systems and Higher Education - a comparative perspective .

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Greek-speaking Jewish community Not to be confused with Romanian Jews or Italian Jews . Ethnic group The Romaniote Jews or the Romaniotes ( Greek : Ῥωμανιῶτες , Rhōmaniôtes ; Hebrew : רומניוטים , romanized : Romanyotim ) are a Greek-speaking ethnic Jewish community. They are one of the oldest Jewish communities in existence and the oldest Jewish community in Europe. The Romaniotes have been, and even remain historically distinct from the Sephardim that have settled in Ottoman Greece after the expulsion of Jews from Spain and Portugal after 1492. Their distinct language was Yevanic , a Greek dialect that contained Hebrew along with some Aramaic and Turkish words, but today's Romaniotes speak Modern Greek or the languages of their new home countries. Their name is derived from the endonym Rhōmanía ( Ῥωμανία ), which refers to the Eastern Roman Empire ("Empire of the Romans", Βασιλεία Ρωμαίων ). Large Romaniote communities were located in Thessaloniki , Ioannina , Arta , Preveza , Volos , Chalcis , Thebes , Corinth , Patras , and on the islands of Corfu , Crete , Zakynthos , Lesbos , Chios , Samos , Rhodes , and Cyprus , among others. Most of the Jews of Greece were murdered in the Holocaust after the Axis occupation of Greece during World War II and the deportation of most of the Jews to Nazi concentration camps . After the war, a majority of the survivors emigrated to Israel , the United States , and Western Europe . Today there are still functioning Romaniote synagogues in Chalkis (which represents the oldest Jewish congregation on European soil), Ioannina, Veria , Athens , New York City, and Israel. Menelaos Hadjicostis, 'Jewish museum in Cyprus aims to build bridges to Arab world,' Associated Press 6 June 2018. Changing Educational Landscapes: Educational Policies, Schooling Systems and Higher Education - a comparative perspective .

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