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This media file displays a historical poster or exhibit titled "ZAKYNTHOS, THE ISLAND OF THE RIGHTEOUS" (ΖΑΚΥΝΘΟΣ, ΤΟ ΝΗΣΙ ΤΩΝ ΔΙΚΑΙΩΝ), presented in both Greek and English. The exhibit details the courageous actions of Metropolite Chrysostomos and Mayor Lucas Carrer of Zakynthos, Greece, who saved the island's entire Jewish population during the Holocaust in 1943. The text describes how, when ordered by the German Commander Behrens to provide a list of all Jews, the Metropolite and Mayor submitted a list containing only their own two names. They also sent a letter to Hitler, leading to the cancellation of the order for Jewish roundup. Subsequently, the 275 Jews of Zakynthos were hidden and fed by Christian villagers, surviving the war without a single loss. Several black and white photographs accompany the text: * A portrait of Metropolite Chrysostomos (1890-1958) in clerical attire, shown twice. * A portrait of Mayor Lucas Carrer. * A group photograph of men, likely the Mayor and the Zakynthos Town Council. * A street scene depicting what appears to be the Jewish neighborhood of Zakynthos, possibly before and after the 1953 earthquake, which the text explains destroyed the area and displaced the Jews. * A large gathering of people, mostly men, indoors, from a 1970 ceremony where Lucas Carrer received the distinction of "Righteous Among the Nations." The overall scene is a historical educational display, highlighting a unique instance of defiance and solidarity during WWII and its aftermath.
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