Greeks in Israel
Regions with significant populations | |
---|---|
Jerusalem · Nazareth · Bethlehem | |
Languages | |
Greek, Hebrew, Yevanic, and Ladino | |
Religion | |
Greek Orthodox Church, Judaism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Greeks in Lebanon, Greeks in Turkey |
For millennia, the Greeks in Israel have been prominently present in
History
Classic period
In the late 330s BCE,
When the
Middle Ages
Since the 7th century, when the Arabs conquered the region, the Greek presence was reduced.[
Modern era
The 1922 census of Palestine lists 1,315 Greek speakers in Mandatory Palestine (7 in Southern, 1,044 in Jerusalem-Jaffa, 19 in Samaria, and 245 in Northern), including 1,230 in municipal areas (760 in Jerusalem, 161 in Jaffa, 205 in Haifa, 4 in Gaza, 1 in Hebron, 6 in Nablus, 1 in Safad, 1 in Lydda, 12 in Nazareth, 20 in Ramleh, 1 in Tiberias, 29 in Bethlehem, 11 in Acre, 2 in Tulkarem, 1 in Ramallah, 4 in Beit Jala, 10 in Jenin, 1 in Beersheba, and 1 in Baisan).[4]
During the
Notable people
- Salamo Arouch, boxer
- Ofir Akunis, politician
- Yehuda Poliker, singer and musician
- Greek musicin Israel
- Patriarch Irenaios
- Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem
See also
- History of the Jews in Greece
- Greek Colony, Jerusalem
- Greece–Israel relations
- Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem
- Greek music in Israel
References
- ^ "Greek Catholic « See The Holy Land".
- ^ "Palestine in the Hellenistic Age - My Jewish Learning". myjewishlearning.com. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
- ^ "Πατριαρχείον Ιεροσολύμων". jerusalem-patriarchate.info. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
- ^ Palestine Census ( 1922).
- ^ "It's all Greek to me". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com.
External links
- "Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III". Palestine-Israel Journal. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- "Israel's International Relations:". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- "Greeks in Israel - Greek expats in Israel". InterNations. Retrieved 28 March 2014.