Ioánnina, one of the most ancient Jewish communities in Europe, still bears the deep imprint of the long Ottoman presence in Greece. At the heart of the mountainous Epirus region, Ioánnina (280 miles from Athens near the Albanian border, the two cities connected by a difficult road) still harbors a small Jewish community. Hellenized Romaniote Jews were present for over 2300 years, Ioannina ...