Michael Matsas Explained

Michael Naoum Matsas (born 1930) is a Greek Holocaust survivor and author. He was born in Ioannina, and survived the Holocaust by hiding with the Greek resistance.^[1]

Works

• Book: Matsas . Michael . The Illusion of Safety: The Story of the Greek Jews During World War II . 1997 . Pella Publishing Company . 0-918618-66-5 . en. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}
• Matsas, Michael (2021): The Illusion of Safety: The Story of the Greek Jews During the Second World War. Second Edition. Vrahori Books. ISBN 978-0-578-87707-5

Further reading

• Apostolou . Andrew . "The Exception of Salonika": Bystanders and collaborators in Northern Greece . Holocaust and Genocide Studies . 2000 . 14 . 2 . 165–196 . 10.1093/hgs/14.2.165.
• Book: Steven Bowman

. Bowman . Steven B.. Steven Bowman . The Agony of Greek Jews, 1940–1945 . 2009 . Stanford University Press . 978-0-8047-7249-5 . en.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oral history interview with Michael Naoum Matsas - Collections Search - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum . collections.ushmm.org . 1 June 2021.
2. Book: House . Sephardic . Sephardic House Newsletter . 1995 . Sephardic House at Shearith Israel . 2–6 . en.
3. Apostolou . Andrew . The Illusion of Safety: The Story of the Greek Jews During the Second World War . Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies . 2000 . 24 . 1 . 309–310 . 10.1179/byz.2000.24.1.309. 161842663 .
4. Seymour . A.A.D. . The Illusion of Safety: The Story of the Greek Jews during the Second World War by Michael Matsas (review) . Journal of Mediterranean Studies . 2000 . 10 . 1 . 288–291 . 2523-9465.
5. Holst-Warhaft . Gail . The Tragedy of the Greek Jews: Three Survivors' Accounts . Holocaust and Genocide Studies . 1999 . 13 . 1 . 98–108 . 10.1093/hgs/13.1.98.