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Poland, in a first, returns 91 Jewish objects to Greece that were stolen by Nazis

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 21:19:34 +0000

Judaica was plundered from once-thriving Jewish community of Thessaloniki in 1941; found in Poland after the war, it was kept for decades in Warsaw's Jewish Historical Institute

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Greek textbooks provide fair education about Israel and Judaism, watchdog finds

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:09:53 +0000

IMPACT-se says Greek schoolbooks teach widely and respectfully about the Holocaust, while a problematic passage about Israel's treatment of Palestinians has been removed

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Ex-Thessaloniki mayor who fought to recognize city’s Holocaust history dies at 82

Sun, 10 Nov 2024 11:24:48 +0000

Yiannis Boutaris, born to a famed Greek winemaking family, led efforts to capitalize on city's rich Jewish history and campaigned to establish Holocaust museum

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Greek police arrest 7 over attacks in May on Israeli hotel and synagogue

Thu, 04 Jul 2024 16:04:47 +0000

Four suspects, including two Iranians, accused of racially-motivated arson attack; another three arrested for throwing flammable materials at Athens synagogue

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Jewish writer Mitch Albom enters new territory with Holocaust novel ‘The Little Liar’

Sat, 18 Nov 2023 14:27:26 +0000

'Tuesdays With Morrie' author returns with a powerful story about how a Greek Jewish boy, known for his honesty, becomes a pathological liar after unwittingly helping the Nazis

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Greece marks 80th anniversary of first deportation of Greek Jews to Auschwitz

Sun, 19 Mar 2023 23:23:31 +0000

Hundreds march to Thessaloniki's old train station, where expulsion began; approximately 46,000 were taken to death camp in 1943, just 1,950 survived

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Long ignored, Greek Holocaust survivors finally tell their story

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 15:49:13 +0000

Naki Bega, one of less than a dozen survivors remaining in south European country, survived Auschwitz and 22-day death march; Greece marks 80th anniversary of first deportation

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80 years on, Greek film festival will pay tribute to deported Jews

Thu, 02 Mar 2023 07:48:18 +0000

Thessaloniki’s documentary movie event to recall once-thriving large community sent to Auschwitz with several screenings about Holocaust, panel discussions

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Moses Elisaf, first Jewish mayor of a city in Greece, dies at 68

Sat, 18 Feb 2023 05:28:51 +0000

Elisaf was also the long-time leader of the Jewish community of Ioannina, once home to one of Greece's largest populations of Romaniote Jews

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99-year-old Holocaust survivor is a final portal into vibrant life of prewar Rhodes

Wed, 28 Dec 2022 22:26:40 +0000

In 'One Hundred Saturdays,' Stella Levi shares with author Michael Frank her memories of centuries-old traditions of the Aegean island's Sephardic community destroyed by the Nazis

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New Athens exhibit on Greek Jews reveals community’s ancient roots

Sun, 22 May 2022 13:45:04 +0000

Greece's chief rabbi says artifacts on display at local Jewish museum, including inscription from as early as 4th century, show Jews are 'an integral part of Greek identity'

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Greek Jewish archives stolen by Nazis returned after nearly 80 years

Sun, 19 Dec 2021 18:08:38 +0000

'Our history returns home,' Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece says after Russia hands over manuscripts, communal documents

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Podcast: Grab a sneak listen to the sounds and performers of the Oud Festival

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 12:01:22 +0000

Musicians Wisam Gibran and Nataly Oryon each discuss their inspiration and musical directions, prior to the annual event at Jerusalem's Confederation House

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Grave desecrated in Jewish cemetery in Greek city of Ioannina

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 06:42:40 +0000

Tomb covering removed and smashed marble strewn around it in graveyard which has been repeatedly targeted; Jewish community organization voices 'outrage'

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Son of Greek Jewish Holocaust refugee now one of most powerful leaders in Congo

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 00:42:41 +0000

Moise Katumbi has presidential aspirations, is seen as a reformer in troubled country; while he doesn't identify as Jewish, he has a 'warm connection to Judaism and Israel'

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