Jews of Rhodes. Eclipse of a Community. 1944-2024

In-depth. Exceptions to the deportation of 23 July 1944

A large number of the Jews from the communities of Rhodes and Kos followed different paths to the deportation of July 1944. These paths, defined here as “exceptions to deportation”, were shaped by certain specific dynamics that characterised the vicissitudes of the Jews of the Italian Islands of the Aegean, namely emigration, transfer to Italy, death in the first half of 1944, release after arrest and finally deportation from other countries.

Born in Rhodes and deported from Italy

The Pentcho castaways

Emigrants before deportation

Deaths in Rhodes between January and 23 July 1944

Released by the Nazi authorities

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This portal is part of the project ‘Jews of Rhodes. Eclipse of a Community 1944-2024’, which presents years of research by the CDEC Foundation into the deportation of Jews from the Italian Possessions in the Aegean, marking its 80th anniversary.

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Exploring the Monument

The names, listed in alphabetical order, are arranged in 10 horizontal layers corresponding to their ages on 23 July 1944, thus visualizing the demographic makeup of the community: 0-9 years | 10-19 years | 20-29 years | 30-39 years | 40-49 years | 50-59 years | 60-69 years | 70-79 years | 80-89 years | age unknown.

The names of those who survived deportation are shown in a different colour, highlighting their very limited number.

Using the zoom tool will allow you to zoom out for a broader view of the number of deportees and zoom in to see each individual name.

Use the + / – buttons to zoom in and out. Swipe or use the arrows to scroll left or right.

Hover over a name to show a text box with that person’s basic information file: the ‘learn more’ button will open the page dedicated to the name selected.

The magnifying glass icon indicates a search tool that will allow you to enter a name, which will then be highlighted on the Monument.