the jews of thessaloniki sblishd associations in paris, new york, and tel aviv. and they drew courage swinging songs about thessalonika, our fatherland. the memory lived in exile as the past was systematically forgotten at home. today painfully aware of our own shameful neglect, we strive to make amends to recover this past in order to create a better future. considerable dangers, however, still lurk. particularly while we rightfully think to highlight the injustice and discrimination of the past. jewish communities in europe can still become scapegoats for supposedly provoking economic misery. we live in turbulence times, in times of a fragile social equation which is exacerbated by wealth inequalities that could result in social upheavals. and when this happens discrimination can surface once again. we always need to be vigilant and continue to fight ignorance with education. in addition, we need to address the underlying causes of social unrest. we should also never forget the tormented lievgz of maves of ma jewish brothers but we should cherish their memory i