Posts Tagged: Thessaloniki
Mural Commemorating Jewish Greek Holocaust Victims Defaced with Swastikas
A mural commemorating Greek Jews who were deported from Thessaloniki and sent to Nazi concentration camps during World War II was vandalized this week, according...
Russia to Return Archives Looted by Nazis to Greek Jewish Community
Russia will return a set of archives belonging to the Greek Jewish community that were looted by the Nazis during the Holocaust, prompting Greece’s leading...
Greek City of Thessaloniki’s Centuries-Old Sephardi Jewish Community Opening New Heritage Center
A historic Jewish community whose history stretches from the Spanish expulsion in 1492 to the horrors of the Holocaust is opening a new heritage center...
Memory of Greek Jewish Metropolis Endures at New Holocaust Museum
JNS.org - Last week’s visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, to Thessaloniki, Greece, marked the construction of a new Holocaust museum there...
Israeli PM Netanyahu Visits Future Site of New Holocaust Museum in Greece
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara, attended a ceremony on Thursday unveiling the construction of a new Holocaust museum...
Greek Jews Take Germany to Human Rights Court to Seek Return of Nazi Slave Ransom
The Jewish Community of Thessaloniki, Greece, on Monday said it is suing Germany in the European Court of Human Rights, in Strasbourg, for the return of...
Personal Ties, Economic Prospects Crucial To Greek Anti Flotilla Moves
Among all the consequences of the recent Gaza flotilla crisis is the important gains that have been achieved in Israeli-Greek relations. Greece has played a...
