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“Here Are Your Jews”

JL;DR SUMMARY Binny Binet recounts his journey to the Greek island of Zakynthos, renowned for its beautiful landscape and remarkable history of protecting its Jewish community during the Holocaust. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish HistoryHolocaustWorld War IiEarthquakeGerman OccupationGreek JewsGreek IslandsZakynthosBeit Haknesset ShalomVenetian Rule

Places mentioned

Zakynthos, Attica, Greece
"I have just arrived on the Greek island of Zakynthos in the Ionian Sea, having chosen this destination because of its beautiful landscapes, natural caves and unusual beaches."
Chora, Attica, Greece
"My first stop is my accommodations. Ive booked a guesthouse in the hills outside of Zakynthos, also simply known as Chora, the town, to the locals."
Athens, Ionian Islands, Greece
"Spiros, who is originally from Corfu, a Greek island to the north that I visited last year, now lives in Athens, the countrys capital."
Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece
"Spiros, who is originally from Corfu, a Greek island to the north that I visited last year, now lives in Athens, the countrys capital."
Argassi, Attica, Greece
"On the way into Chora, I stop at the Argassi Venetian Bridge, which was built in 1805 during the era of the Septinsular Republic, which united seven Ionian islands under its semi-autonomous rule."
Kefalonia, Attica, Greece
"The sea is spread out majestically behind the lush green olive groves below. Across the water I can see the Peloponnese Peninsula, which is part of mainland Greece. On my left to the north I can see the majestic mountains of Kefalonia, the largest of the Ionian islands."
South Aegean, Greece
"Across the water I can see the Peloponnese Peninsula, which is part of mainland Greece."
London, United Kingdom
"My aunt was staying in London back in the 1970s when there was a dictatorship in Greece, he says."
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