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The azure Greek seaside town you’ve probably never heard of

JL;DR SUMMARY Set against the serene backdrop of northern Greece's Aegean coast, Kavala's Jewish history is highlighted through traces of its once-flourishing Jewish community, which fell victim to 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 HistoryHolocaustJewish CommunitiesTourismArchitectureKavalaTobacco IndustryPierre HerzogThassosGreece Travel

Places mentioned

Kavala, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
"When the curator at the tobacco museum in Kavala explains that one of the key figures in the Greek coastal citys once-thriving industry was a man called Pierre Hershogg, the penny only drops when I ask her to write it out."
Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece
"But its not much of an inconvenience to fly to Thessaloniki, which is around two hours away, a city that is itself soaked in Jewish history."
Theologos, Crete, Greece
"Theologos village on the island of Thassos."
Ionian Islands, Greece
"because it is the easiest way to connect with the island of Thassos, a half-hour ride across the bay, and one of Greeces less-commercialised islands."

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