Juden und Antisemitismus in Griechenland. Nicht gehört. Nicht gesehen. Eine Geschichte der Ausblendungen
Jews and Anti-Semitism in Greece: Not Heard. Not Seen. A History of Concealment

Summary/Abstract: Survey evidence repeatedly indicates high levels of endorsement of antisemitic stereo-types and sentiments in Greece, the highest in Europe. Regular Greek surveys indicate that antisemitism is deeply ingrained in society. Historical analyses suggest that this is partly due to the Greek national narrative: exclusion of Jewish history as an integral part of the country’s past has fostered a historical blind spot. This essay, however, shifts the focus to how widespread social acceptance of antisemitism persists with only limited resistance among the country’s elite. It examines how this phenomenon is rooted in the unique structure of modern Greek identity, which continues to shape both cognitive and affective perspectives today. Using an epicultural lens – focused on durable cultural identity formations – the essay explores how “Hellenochristianismos” and “Romiosyni” sustain patterns of collective oblivion and a strategic disregard for antisemitic attitudes.

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