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February 19, 2009

The names were transliterated from a list written in Greek characters to Roman characters. Titles are in English and Spanish.

Number Numero	Surname Apellido	Given Name Nombre	Father or Husband Padre o Esposo	Age Edad

1	Alboher	Iomtov	Manuel	64
2	Alboher	David	Iomtov	18
3	Alboher	Regina	Iomtov	19
4	Alboher	Ourico	Iomtov	17
5	Alboher	Salomon	Iomtov	23
6	Alboher	Matilde	Iomtov	23
7	Alboher	Moises		1
8	Ichaj	Abraham	Bohor	37
9	Ichaj	Zunjo	Abraham	35
10	Ichaj	Matilde	Abraham	12
11	Ichaj	Moises	Abraham	11
12	Ichaj	Sarika	Abraham	6
13	Ichaj	Elvira	Abraham	1
14	Ichaj	Isaac	Abraham	43
15	Ichaj	Sol	Isaac	32
16	Ichaj	Alberto	Isaac	12
17	Ichaj	Lazaro	Isaac	11
18	Ichaj	Jaim	Isaac	8
19	Ichaj	Bohora	Isaac	3
20	Ichaj	Jaim	Samuel	70
21	Ichaj	Esther	Jaim	72
22	Ichaj	Mair	Jaim	33
23	Ichaj	Eleonora	Mair	24
24	Ichaj	Aster	Mair	3
25	Ichaj	Samuel	Jaim	47
26	Ichaj	Adela	Samuel	37
27	Ichaj	Jaim	Samuel	15
28	Ichaj	Moises	Samuel	13
29	Ichaj	Estrella	Samuel	7
30	Ichaj	Abraham	Isaac	66
31	Ichaj	Bohora	Abraham	57
32	Ichaj	Moises	Abraham	20
33	Ichaj	Lazaro	Abraham	42
34	Ichaj	Lousi	Lazaro	38
35	Ichaj	Alberto	Lazaro	17
36	Ichaj	Beno	Lazaro	12
37	Ichaj	Persana	Lazaro	8
38	Ichaj	Abraham	Lazaro	72
39	Ichaj	Moises	Bohor	34
40	Ichaj	Palomba	Bohor	21
41	Ichaj	Eliahu	Bohor	19
42	Kalderon	Iosef	Yehuda	74
43	Kalderon	Ntova	Iosef	64
44	Kalderon	Salomon	Salomon	28
45	Kalderon	Loutsa	Salomon	32
46	Kalderon	Riketa	Salomon	1
47	Kalderon	Jaim	Salom	55
48	Kalderon	Miriam	Jaim	49
49	Kalderon	Natan	Jaim	19
50	Kalderon	Salom	Jaim	17
51	Kalderon	Alegra	Jaim	15
52	Kalderon	Ester	Jaim	12
53	Kalderon	Isaac	Sampa	41
54	Kalderon	Arnesta	Isaac	30
55	Kalderon	Clara	Isaac	11
56	Kalderon	Zouli	Isaac	10
57	Kalderon	Mordojai	Isaac	8
58	Kalderon	Palomba	Isaac	3
59	Kalderon	Moises	Sampa	33
60	Kalderon	Sara	Moises	24
61	Kalderon	Eliahu	Moises	1
62	Kalderon	Moises	Salom	38
63	Kalderon	Sol	Moises	35
64	Kalderon	Sara	Moises	14
65	Kalderon	Luna	Moises	11
66	Kalderon	Buena	Moises	8
67	Kalderon	Oro	Moises	5
68	Kalderon	Mair	Gabriel	59
69	Kalderon	Tsgoia	Mair	47
70	Kalderon	Marika	Mair	23
71	Kalderon	Gracia	Mair	23
72	Kalderon	Isaac	Mair	21
73	Kalderon	Sara	Mair	20
74	Kalderon	Dario	Mair	15
75	Kalderon	Alegra	Mair	16
76	Kalderon	Gabriel	Mair	13
77	Kalderon	Santo	Samuel	38
78	Kalderon	Clara	Santo	32
79	Kalderon	Luna	Santo	13
80	Kalderon	Reina	Santo	10
81	Kalderon	Samuel	Santo	7
82	Kalderon	Salom	Jaim	75
83	Kalderon	Rebeca	Nissim	28
84	Kalderon	Salom	Nissim	6
85	Kalderon	Recoupha	Nissim	2
86	Kamhi	Baruj	Moises	47
87	Kamhi	Bohora	Baruj	40
88	Kamhi	Iosef	Baruj	21
89	Kamhi	Salom	Baruj	18
90	Kamhi	Moises	Baruj	16
91	Kamhi	Abraham	Baruj	14
92	Kamhi	Salvador	Baruj	9
93	Kamhi	Emmanuel	Baruj	11
94	Kamhi	Salomon	Moises	42
95	Kamhi	Reina	Salomon	45
96	Kamhi	Maria	Salomon	16
97	Kamhi	Tselemtov	Salomon	14
98	Kamhi	Sara	Salomon	11
99	Kamhi	Nathan	Salomon	7
100	Kamhi	Nissim	Mushon	30
101	Kamhi	Sara	Nissim	24
102	Kamhi	Pepo	Nissim	6
103	Kamhi	Eliahu	Nissim	4
104	Kamhi	Mois	Nissim	2
105	Kamhi	Abraham	Jaim	40
106	Kamhi	Zunjo	Abraham	35
107	Kamhi	Zoulika	Abraham	13
108	Kamhi	Jaim	Abraham	10
109	Kamhi	Salom	Abraham	8
110	Kamhi	Esterica	Abraham	2
111	Kamhi	Samuel	Salom	29
112	Kamhi	Hanna	Samuel	24
113	Kamhi	Salom	Samuel	1
114	Kamhi	Zabetai	Samuel	1
115	Koen	Mordojai	Iacob	43
116	Koen	Buena	Mordojai	47
117	Koen	Iacob	Mordojai	22
118	Koen	Tsika	Mordojai	16
119	Koen	Dario	Mordojai	14
120	Koen	Clara	Mordojai	11
121	Koen	Moises	Abraham	35
122	Koen	Zouli	Moises	31
123	Koen	Abraham	Moises	8
124	Koen	Moshon	Iosef	54
125	Koen	Arnesta	Moshon	53
126	Koen	Sara	Moshon	23
127	Koen	Lazaro	Moshon	17
128	Koen	Rajel	Moshon	15
129	Koen	Luna	Moshon	11
130	Kastro	Moises	Jason	23
131	Kastro	Sol	Moises	19
132	Begiakar	Bohor	Iacob	67
133	Begiakar	Sara	Bohor	64
134	Begiagkar	Jacob	Bohor	35
135	Begiagkar	Arnesta	Iacob	32
136	Begiagkar	Sarica	Iacob	11
137	Begiagkar	Palomba	Iacob	9
138	Barouch	Isaac	Iosef	43
139	Barouch	Loutsa	Iacob	38
140	Barouch	Pepo	Iacob	16
141	Barouch	Riketa	Iacob	14
142	Barouch	Leon	Iacob	8
143	Bibaz	Moshon	Bital	43
144	Bibaz	Sara	Moshon	31
145	Mesulan	Isaac	Zabetai	55
146	Mesulan	Luna	Isaac	50
147	Mesulan	Jaim	Isaac	26
148	Mesulan	Alberto	Isaac	22
149	Negri	Rafael	Reumben	30
150	Negri	Sarica	Rafael	25
151	Negri	Reumben	Rafael	4
152	Negri	Estela	Rafael	2
153	Nahmia	Dov	Iosef	70
154	Nahmia	Ester	Dov	48
155	Nahmia	Salom	Dov	21
156	Nahmia	Moises	Dov	14
157	Nahmia	Aaron	Dov	12
158	Nahmia	Pinjas	David	36
159	Nahmia	Luna	Pinjas	30
160	Nahmia	Reina	Pinjas	8
161	Nahmia	David	Pinjas	5
162	Nahmia	Nahman	David	34
163	Nahmia	Rajel	Nahman	31
164	Nahmia	Reina	Nahman	8
165	Nahmia	David	Nahman	4
166	Nahmia	Pepo	Dov	35
167	Nahmia	Sara	Pepo	8
168	Nahmia	Buena	Pepo	8
169	Nahmia	David	Pinjas	64
170	Nahmia	Reina	David	57
171	Nahmia	Abraham	David	29
172	Nahmia	Gkelada	David	20
173	Nahmia	Ester	David	18
174	Nahmia	Miriam	David	15
175	Pesso	Iosef	Isaac	27
176	Pesso	Rajel	Iosef	20
177	Pesso	Nissim	Mair	39
178	Pesso	Lea	Nissim	37
179	Pesso	Isaac	Nissim	18
180	Pesso	Rebeca	Nissim	16
181	Pesso	Debora	Nissim	14
182	Pesso	Alegra	Nissim	12
183	Pesso	Mair	Nissim	9
184	Pesso	Reina	Nissim	6
185	Pesso	Meshulan	Bohor	46
186	Pesso	Lia	Meshulan	40
187	Pesso	Iosef	Meshulan	18
188	Pesso	Rajamin	Meshulan	13
189	Pesso	Oro	Meshulan	22
190	Pesso	Luna	Meshulan	21
191	Pesso	Ester	Meshulan	19
192	Pesso	Meyroutza	Meshulan	15
193	Pesso	Regina	Meshulan	11
194	Pesso	Mair	Meshulan	82
195	Pesso	Meshulan	Iacob	28
196	Pesso	Regina	Meshulan	28
197	Pesso	Zabetai	Bohor	32
198	Pesso	Estrella	Zabetai	30
199	Pesso	Salomon	Zabetai	5
200	Pesso	Meshulan	Aaron	38
201	Pesso	Rajel	Meshulan	36
202	Pesso	Luna	Meshulan	16
203	Pesso	Samuel	Meshulan	13
204	Pesso	Zabetai	Meshulan	11
205	Pesso	Isaac	Giosef	65
206	Pesso	Lea	Isaac	53
207	Pesso	Mair	Isaac	20
208	Pesso	Rebeca	Isaac	14
209	Pesso	David	Bohor	32
210	Pesso	Alegra	David	19
211	Pesso	Estrella	David	6
212	Pesso	Isaac	David	3
213	Pesso	Salomon	David	1
214	Pesso	Aaron	Meshulan	66
215	Pesso	Sara	Aaron	57
216	Pesso	Jaim	Aaron	23
217	Pesso	David	Aaron	20
218	Pesso	Mois	Aaron	18
219	Pesso	Iacob	Giosef	62
220	Pesso	Rachel	Iacob	56
221	Pesso	Jajman	Iacob	22
222	Pesso	Marika	Iacob	20
223	Pesso	Esterina	Iacob	17
224	Pardo	Mois	Jaim	33
225	Pardo	Iom	Tov	32
226	Pardo	Ester	Mois	5
227	Pardo	Jaim	Moshon	59
228	Pardo	Ester	Jaim	57
229	Pardo	Rebeca	Jaim	29
230	Pardo	Abraham	Jaim	13
231	Pardo	Menahem	Jaim	31
232	Pardo	Gracia	Menahem	31
233	Pardo	Rajiel	Menahem	5
234	Pardo	Esther	Menahem	1
235	Pesaj	David	Beno	43
236	Pesaj	Anna	David	38
237	Pesaj	Beno	David	12
238	Pesaj	Mair	David	8
239	Russo	David	Dov	22
240	Sarfati	Iomtov	Asher	31
241	Sarfati	Loreta	Asher	9
242	Sarfati	Salomon	Asher	7
243	Sarfati	Mois	Bohor	31
244	Sarfati	Buena	Mois	31
245	Sarfati	Malka	Mois	9
246	Sarfati	Bohor	Abraham	65
247	Sarfati	Malka	Bohor	65
248	Zakin	Daniel	Salomon	65
249	Zakin	Belisia	Daniel	60
250	Zakin	Luna	Mordojai	28
251	Zakin	Reina	Mordojai	5
252	Zakin	Tsoulia	Mordojai	2
253	Zakin	Eliahu	Mordojai	50
254	Zakin	Tsogia	Eliahu	43
255	Zakin	Barouh	Eliahu	18
256	Zakin	Alegra	Eliahu	16
257	Zakin	Perla	Eliahu	14
258	Zakin	Luna	Eliahu	11
259	Tsiko	Aaron	Iacob	37
260	Franco	Giajel	Moshon	50
261	Franco	Buena	Giajel	47
262	Franco	Alberto	Giajel	20
263	Franco	Clara	Giajel	18
264	Franco	Tselemtov	Abraham	89
265	Franco	Mois	Giajel	30
266	Franco	Rebeca	Mois	26
267	Franco	Iosef	Tselemtov	33
268	Franco	Louisa	Iosef	31
269	Franco	Maton	Iosef	11
270	Franco	Clara	Iosef	10
271	Franco	Rajel	Iosef	4
272	Franco	Tselemtov	Iosef	1
273	Franco	Mois	Tselemtov	32
274	Franco	Koula	Mois	27
275	Franco	Tselemtov	Mois	4
276	Hasson	Abraham	Moises	39
277	Hasson	Palomba	Abraham	35
278	Hasson	Mois	Abraham	7
279	Hasson	Loutsa	Abraham	2
280	Hasson	Moises	Eliecer	25
281	Hasson	Palomba	Moises	28
282	Hasson	Perla	Moises	1
283	Hasson	Zouli	Samuel	23
284	Hasson	Loutsa	Samuel	1
285	Hasson	Rajel	Mentech	32
286	Hasson	Buena	Mentech	9
287	Hasson	Matilde	Mentech	6
288	Hasson	Daniel	Moises	45
289	Hasson	Luna	Daniel	28
290	Hasson	Moises	Daniel	6
291	Hasson	Vida	Daniel	3
292	Hasson	Riketta	Daniel	2
293	Alnboher	Jeremias	GiomTov	30
294	Alnboher	Esterina	Jeremias	29
295	Alnboher	Moises	Jeremias	1

Florina
Remembrance of a forgotten community

Mishel Sarfatis
Translated by Norbert Porile

“We were all like brothers” exclaimed my parents in unison, referring to the Jewish community of Florina, located in northern Greece near the border with the former Yugoslavia.
The Encyclopedia Judaica mentions that in the 16th and 17th centuries there were Jews already living in Florina. Most of them came from Spain following their expulsion in 1492. The modern Jewish community was established in 1912 with several hundred Jews who came from the nearby Yugoslavian town of Monastir, now known as Bitola. They came in search of a better life.
Most of these Jews engaged in the sale of fabrics, clothing, and shoes, including the “charuji”, typical shoes worn by farmers in the Greek mountains. Others were artisans, carpenters, day workers, etc. There is no record of Jewish farmers, or beggars. Among the poorest Jews, one can mention a middle aged man who sold pistachios, which he weighed on a home made scale also used in the sale of eggs and roasted potatoes.
There were also itinerant salesmen who sold eggs, which they used to put in mud pots so that they could be roasted in the oven. Others sold the delicious “Kibapes”.

The Jewish quarter and its customs

The Jewish quarter of Florina was located in the river section of the town, specifically along Ipiru Street, to its South, along both banks of the Saculeba River, and along narrow alleys in that neighborhood.
The synagogue (Kahal), a small and old building, where the rabbi or Hochem officiated, was located on the banks of the river on Aberos street. The cemetery was located outside the town, in the foothills. Besides his religious duties, the rabbi also doubled as Mohel and Shochet. As if this wasn't enough, he also acted as school teacher, chiefly teaching reading and writing both in Greek and in Hebrew. Until 1925 he was in charge of nearly all primary education.
In the 1930's the community consisted of approximately 450-500 persons. They followed both the traditional religious observances as well as the traditional social customs in their lifestyle, hierarchy, and mutual aid. For example, in case of a wedding involving a poor bride, who typically worked as a maid in a Christian home and could not provide a dowry, the Hochem called on the rich Jews in town to underwrite the wedding.
A typical custom of the newly wed couple was to move their household and other trousseau items to their new home by horse drawn carriage. They were accompanied by musicians playing their mandolins and other instruments, and by other townsmen, who engaged in singing and dancing.

The economy and communal tasks

To support the charitable activities of the Jewish community, families were assessed contributions which varied with their economic status. Additional funds were raised at Saturday morning services by requesting donations for the privileges of being called to the Torah, carrying the Torah, and putting on the Rimonim.
Different groups were assigned the various tasks of aiding the needy. The Ozer Dalim were in charge of providing food to the poor, the Malbish Arumim collected clothing and shoes, and the Bikur Jolim visited the sick and the housebound.
In 1924-25 the civil authorities instituted the five day work week. This turned Saturday into the main shopping day of the week. Since the Jewish shopkeepers did not work on Saturdays their businesses suffered and many moved elsewhere.
Jews and Gentiles generally got along well in Florina. They lived in harmony and mutual respect. One unfortunate incident did occur in the 1920's. An anti -Semitic town official accused the Jews of having kidnapped a Christian child in order to use his blood to make Passover Matzohs. However, once the child was found near the town the Greek authorities fired the official in question.
Jews served in the Greek army to the same extent as the rest of the population. In the Monument to the Fallen in 1940-41, located in the main town square, the names of four local Jews are listed: Menajem Aharon, Testa Bension, Menachem Iosef, and Isaak Rajamin. It is worth noting that many Jews participated in social and political conflicts, and belonged to various political parties and partisan groups.

The end of the Jewish community

The Jewish community of Florina lasted until 1943. That is when the German occupying forces acted in the same way as they did against other Jewish communities in occupied Europe, deporting the Florina Jews to concentration camps and crematoria in Poland and Germany. Exactly ten days after the end of Passover (April 30, 1943) the Germans rounded up the Jewish inhabitants in the yards of schools No.1 and No.2 from where they were taken to the trains which carried them to their death. Some of those who realized what was about to happen to them fled to the mountains and saved themselves after many harrowing moments.
One member of the Jewish community collaborated with the Germans in an attempt to save lives. He convinced some Jews to tell the Germans where they had hidden their valuables. However, once this was done he was loaded on the same train as everyone else. All personal belongings were confiscated by the Nazis and Jewish homes and businesses were looted. Some of the local inhabitants participated in the looting. The few members of the Jewish community who managed to save themselves from the Holocaust subsequently left for different countries: Israel, United States, Brazil, and Chile. Only one Jew, Jacob Cohen, returned to Florina after the war. He later moved to Bolos, another Greek town, where he died after some years.
At the end of the war the buildings belonging to former Jewish residents were turned over to the Jewish Community of Greece. With a few exceptions, they were then sold at auction.
Today there are virtually no signs that Florina once had an active Jewish community. No street names or other public indications exist to mark their former presence. Only an occasional older resident remembers that Florina was home to a Jewish community, with its distinct practices such as the eating of Matzohs at Passover.
“Women, men, the old and the young, even babies, all were taken”. These terrible images persist in the eyes of my parents.

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