[Past event] Mimica Tzezana Hyman to speak of Jewish survival on a Greek island during World War II
Mimica Tzezana Hyman speaks Sept. 29 at B’nai Sholom in Albany on the survival of Zakynthos’s Jewish community during World War II.
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Mimica Tzezana Hyman
Editor’s note: This event has already taken place.
ALBANY–B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation, located at 420 Whitehall Rd., in Albany will host a presentation by Mimica Tzezana Hyman on Tuesday, Sept. 29, chronicling the survival of the Jewish community on the Greek island of Zakynthos during World War II. Tzezana Hyman’s father and his family lived on the island. The presentation, “Song of Life,” will begin at 2 p.m. at the synagogue.
Tzezana Hyman has spoken about the life-affirming events that took place during the war on Zakynthos. The entire Jewish community on the island was protected from the Nazis by the bishop, the mayor, and other residents. As a result, all 275 Jewish lives on Zakynthos were saved.
A screening of a short documentary is planned.
A resident of the Hudson Valley, Tzezana Hyman is an artist, educator and advocate who has been sharing her family’s experience during the Holocaust since 2007. She serves on the board of the American Friends of the Jewish Museum of Greece.
Information about the presentation may be obtained at www.bnaisholomalbany.org or by contacting the B’nai Sholom office: office@bnaisholomalbany.org or 518-482-5283%20482-5283). The program is open to the public. Registration is required at https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/7fKMvkrdaX.
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[Past event] Mimica Tzezana Hyman to speak of Jewish survival on a Greek island during World War II
Mimica Tzezana Hyman speaks Sept. 29 at B’nai Sholom in Albany on the survival of Zakynthos’s Jewish community during World War II.
The Jewish World
1
mins read time
Originally published at
The Jewish World

Mimica Tzezana Hyman
Editor’s note: This event has already taken place.
ALBANY–B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation, located at 420 Whitehall Rd., in Albany will host a presentation by Mimica Tzezana Hyman on Tuesday, Sept. 29, chronicling the survival of the Jewish community on the Greek island of Zakynthos during World War II. Tzezana Hyman’s father and his family lived on the island. The presentation, “Song of Life,” will begin at 2 p.m. at the synagogue.
Tzezana Hyman has spoken about the life-affirming events that took place during the war on Zakynthos. The entire Jewish community on the island was protected from the Nazis by the bishop, the mayor, and other residents. As a result, all 275 Jewish lives on Zakynthos were saved.
A screening of a short documentary is planned.
A resident of the Hudson Valley, Tzezana Hyman is an artist, educator and advocate who has been sharing her family’s experience during the Holocaust since 2007. She serves on the board of the American Friends of the Jewish Museum of Greece.
Information about the presentation may be obtained at www.bnaisholomalbany.org or by contacting the B’nai Sholom office: office@bnaisholomalbany.org or 518-482-5283%20482-5283). The program is open to the public. Registration is required at https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/7fKMvkrdaX.
Originally published at
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[Past event] Mimica Tzezana Hyman to speak of Jewish survival on a Greek island during World War II
Mimica Tzezana Hyman speaks Sept. 29 at B’nai Sholom in Albany on the survival of Zakynthos’s Jewish community during World War II.
The Jewish World
1
mins read time
Originally published at
The Jewish World

Mimica Tzezana Hyman
Editor’s note: This event has already taken place.
ALBANY–B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation, located at 420 Whitehall Rd., in Albany will host a presentation by Mimica Tzezana Hyman on Tuesday, Sept. 29, chronicling the survival of the Jewish community on the Greek island of Zakynthos during World War II. Tzezana Hyman’s father and his family lived on the island. The presentation, “Song of Life,” will begin at 2 p.m. at the synagogue.
Tzezana Hyman has spoken about the life-affirming events that took place during the war on Zakynthos. The entire Jewish community on the island was protected from the Nazis by the bishop, the mayor, and other residents. As a result, all 275 Jewish lives on Zakynthos were saved.
A screening of a short documentary is planned.
A resident of the Hudson Valley, Tzezana Hyman is an artist, educator and advocate who has been sharing her family’s experience during the Holocaust since 2007. She serves on the board of the American Friends of the Jewish Museum of Greece.
Information about the presentation may be obtained at www.bnaisholomalbany.org or by contacting the B’nai Sholom office: office@bnaisholomalbany.org or 518-482-5283%20482-5283). The program is open to the public. Registration is required at https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/7fKMvkrdaX.
Originally published at
The Jewish World
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[Past event] Mimica Tzezana Hyman to speak of Jewish survival on a Greek island during World War II
Mimica Tzezana Hyman speaks Sept. 29 at B’nai Sholom in Albany on the survival of Zakynthos’s Jewish community during World War II.
The Jewish World
1
mins read time
Originally published at
The Jewish World

Mimica Tzezana Hyman
Editor’s note: This event has already taken place.
ALBANY–B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation, located at 420 Whitehall Rd., in Albany will host a presentation by Mimica Tzezana Hyman on Tuesday, Sept. 29, chronicling the survival of the Jewish community on the Greek island of Zakynthos during World War II. Tzezana Hyman’s father and his family lived on the island. The presentation, “Song of Life,” will begin at 2 p.m. at the synagogue.
Tzezana Hyman has spoken about the life-affirming events that took place during the war on Zakynthos. The entire Jewish community on the island was protected from the Nazis by the bishop, the mayor, and other residents. As a result, all 275 Jewish lives on Zakynthos were saved.
A screening of a short documentary is planned.
A resident of the Hudson Valley, Tzezana Hyman is an artist, educator and advocate who has been sharing her family’s experience during the Holocaust since 2007. She serves on the board of the American Friends of the Jewish Museum of Greece.
Information about the presentation may be obtained at www.bnaisholomalbany.org or by contacting the B’nai Sholom office: office@bnaisholomalbany.org or 518-482-5283%20482-5283). The program is open to the public. Registration is required at https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/7fKMvkrdaX.
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