ABSTRACT
The chapter looks in detail into the actions of the city’s professional associations while the Nazi antisemitic measures were being implemented. The Jews were very well integrated in city life, not only active in business and other professions but also holding leadership positions in many of these organizations. One of the Nazi demands was that the Jews be removed from such associations, which meant that they would be even more vulnerable to the measures that would ensue. The four institutions that are presented, through their own archives, are the Journalists Association, the Chamber of Commerce, the Bar Association and the Industrialists Association. Discussing the role of these organizations and their leaders elaborates the topic of professional solidarity and whether this existed in Thessaloniki.
