Discover the 2,000-year-old Jewish community of Greece

In this special episode filmed on location in Ioannina, Greece, we learn about the ancient community of Romaniote Jews that dates back to the time of Alexander the Great, and the rich cultural traditions that have been preserved until today.
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[@hdayan1945]

My grandfather came from the greek City of Castoria. I'm a very proud sephardic Jew !!!!!

[@mrbutch308]

I am part Romaniote ... my ancestors were from Ioannina.

[@BBWahoo]

My great grandfather came from Crete and Salonica to Mexico, before that he had Venitian and Croatian Jewry from an Ashkenazi family, he was originally from the Navarre Kingdom of Spain but his family picked up different DNA from his 500 year adventure throughout europe. I kinda look like 3:33 which probably has egyptian and libyan sephardic admixture too, which is very cool.

[@benjaminsalem6745]

I'm a Christian I respect jews, you introduce the world true liveing God, yaveh.

[@eliyahuhey]

אליהו

[@eliyahuhey]

your name means son of peace….

[@l.montel5580]

Sorry, a correction: the first Jewish mayor in the EU history was Nathan, Mayor of Rome (1905).

[@jaymarkalbellar234]

The holly land❤️

[@tuco4386]

I love you Israel 🇮🇱 ❤️❤️😙💖🍞🍷🌿🌹🥰🙏🏻🙋‍♂️

[@yosefkorn]

Very interesting

[@zubversivezigotto9731]

"The first Jewish mayor in european history" really?

[@Aristotle675]

First Jewish mayor in Greece apparently, not Europe as a whole

[@vilrugan]

BTW Greece is the most Anti-semitic among european countries so it's a big deal.

[@thomasellner6331]

Europe was known as an anti-Semitic continent , just look at the number of West European countries banning Kosher slayghter ; yet allowing hunting !

[@shrero]

What's the name of the song at 2:49? #i24NEWS

[@elevateyoursoul1020]

I'd love to know, too

[@learnbiblicalgreek316]

Κίνα Γλώσσα ----- One might think, this is Chinese language. Kina = China but here Kina means "move / start"; Glossa = tongue. Start tongue to speak .... Ιστορία της Εσθηρ Story of Esther To find YT videos, search for Κίνα γλώσσα - Kina glossa (full) Song of Purim Κίνα γλώσσα να μιλήσεις θάματα να μολογήσεις κοιμισμένους (τους νεκρούς) να (τους) ξυπνήσεις με κρασί να τους μεθύσεις….

[@aristideau5072]

ran it thru shazam and it came back with kinna glossa (Chinese Language? is the literal Greek translation) by sakis negrin

[@user-oy6is7ry8n]

It says, my child, keep the Sabbath. It is for your soul

[@MichelleDemishevich]

💜

[@comacuma2869]

RAINY DAYS OF THE LAND

[@angelvpineda8148]

Oh wow really 😧😲😳 no shit! But what is the oldest community outside of Israel or the Safari community you mean the community that was in Spain for almost 2500 years! If we were never expelled we would have made it to 3,000 right we were there since a ton of King David.

[@m.sorikar3195]

Romaniote Jews are not Sephardic...they are a Greek speaking community, not a Ladino one.

[@charlesdaniels4082]

This is hilarious Greeks to

[@arfankhan1783]

The Othman empire always protected the Jewish people

[@user-ov4tg5ij3g]

Only for a short period of time

[@BBWahoo]

Oh yeah, they treated the algerian jews soooo well

[@comacuma2869]

I WAS AWARE OF 1 IN CHERNIHOFF ,UKRAINE ,IN THAT RANGE ,,,,DIDNT EXPECT ROUGHLY 1 2 FIND ,UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT OF THE DAY ,,IN GREECE

[@paulderyck2573]

You mean Cernowitz?

[@siobhanstrauss8492]

I might have two strands of Judaism ✡️? 🤔 I’ve spend the whole of last year thinking I’m a some kind of Latin Jewish Celtic hybrid.

[@samuelsamuel7843]

Not old Jewish community.. Is only one of this gold community powerful good God people world number one

[@LeahFriedman-gj9qo]

No London had Jews moyer

[@aristideau5072]

WOW, had no idea there were any Greek Jews living there today. Both my parents were born in Lefkas (around 50km south) and they told me about the Jews from Thessaloniki that perished in WWII but not from there. oh and it is pronounced yunina not yeoanina.

[@hgeorgelas]

Ethnically I am one.

[@MrLantean]

Actually, there are two types of Greek Jews: Romaniote and Sephardi. The Romaniote Jews are Jews that lived in Greece at least since the Second Temple period. They speak a variant of Greek language known as Yevanic or Judeo-Greek. and had incorporated Hebrew and Aramaic loanwords into it. Sephardic Jews on the other hand originated in Spain and many settled in Ottoman Greece after being expelled by the Spanish monarchs King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. In fact, Greek Jews are now predominantly Sephardic Jewish descent as many Romaniote Jews became assimilated into Sephardic Jewish population. As a result, the Romaniote Jews are now a minority in Greece with estimated 2000 strong members.

[@BlackJupitar]

I always wondered if Jews or Greeks genetically linked.

[@mscraig5147]

Jews and Italians, yes. Ashkenazi

[@Grmario85]

Jews and Greeks most definitely linked in ancient times. Not only because they were close enough and knew each other but there is an ancient text that you can google that the King of Sparta wrote in 260 BC to high priest Onias that "we have heard that spartans and Jews are brothers and the seed of Abraham". Amazing if you ask me...

[@frankcaciques1318]

It doesn't matter what your roots are or what cuisine you enjoy ,all that matters is your love of Jesus Christ. there is no salvation outside of the Lord Jesus. As scripture states, " If any man [or woman] ... loves not the Lord Jesus Christ let him be anathema, let him be accursed.

[@ImGladImNaC]

I knew JESUS wasn't Real

[@hgeorgelas]

Isaiah 53 Isaiah 9:6 JOHN 20:28