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Jews in Greece
Illustrative photo of smashed tombstones in a Jewish cemetery. (AP/Hans Punz)
October 14, 2018, 11:07 am
Jews’ headstones smashed in Greek city
Community in Trikala condemns ‘inexcusable and direct attack’; only 10 of its members survived Holocaust, some after British Princess Alice hid them in her home
By JTA
Kostas Papadopoulos was one of the few survivors of the 1944 British attack on the ship Tanais carrying Crete’s Jews. (Roger Rapoport/JTA)
June 25, 2018, 7:32 am
Last survivor of Crete’s Jewish community watches its rebirth with gratitude
His Christian surname saved Kostas Papadopoulos from the Nazis; now, a rededicated interfaith synagogue commemorates the island’s Holocaust victims
By Roger Rapoport
People walk walk in Athens' main commercial street on March 5, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / LOUISA GOULIAMAKI)
March 7, 2018, 6:44 am
Five neo-Nazis arrested in Greece over attacks
Counter-terrorism police detain young suspects as as part of crackdown on far-right groups accused of attacking migrants and left-wing activists
By AFP
Study for 1917 Fire —Salonika” (2016) by Harry I. Naar (Courtesy of Naar via JTA)
August 18, 2017, 11:17 pm
A century ago, Jewish Salonica burned
The home to the largest and most dynamic Ladino-speaking Sephardi Jewish community in the world was rebuilt, only to be destroyed anew
By Devin E. Naar
This August 22, 2006 photo shows a street in the Ladadika neighborhood, which used to be the Jewish quarter in Thessaloniki, Greece. (Wikimedia Commons)
July 8, 2016, 4:00 pm
Greek mayor wants his city to remember its vibrant Jewish past
Before the fall of the Ottoman Empire, Thessaloniki was known for centuries for its Jewish plurality
By Ron Kampeas
Illustrative photo of a 'Judas Burning' ceremony in Greece. (YouTube/Kalymnos KalymnosWeb)
May 9, 2016, 4:58 pm
Greek Jews protest ‘Judas burning’ tourist attraction
Outraged community complains that Easter ritual, promoted by National Tourism Agency, ‘perpetuates anti-Semitic feelings’
By JTA
Illustrative: Athens's Jewish school. (JTA Photo)
March 21, 2016, 4:17 am
Athens mayor signs declaration against anti-Semitism
Giorgos Kaminis joins 60 European mayors and 300 American ones in Jewish group’s prejudice awareness campaign
By JTA
October 22, 2015, 6:40 pm
Neo-Nazi group says it vandalized Athens Jewish cemetery
‘F*** Jews’ and swastikas sprayed at graveyard on outskirts of Greek capital
By JTA
Giuseppe Giannotti, left, celebrating his bar mitzvah at the Kahal Shalom Synagogue in Rhodes at age 60 in 2014. (Courtesy of Giuseppe Giannotti/JTA)
August 21, 2015, 10:23 am
Rhodeslis make annual island pilgrimage to remember and reboot
On Greek isle of Rhodes, Jews return to honor ancient community all but wiped out, and celebrate those who still live
By Gavin Rabinowitz
Illustrative: Athens's Jewish school. (JTA Photo)
July 7, 2015, 3:02 am
Greek Jews struggle amid state’s financial crisis
Due to banks closing, Athens Jewish Community cannot provide for the many who rely on welfare payments
By Gavin Rabinowitz
Illustrative photo of Athens (photo credit: CC BY-SA Titanas, Flickr)
June 11, 2015, 3:56 am
Athens memorial to Jewish children killed in Holocaust vandalized
Anti-Semitic attacks only ‘unite us together against fascism, racism and intolerance,’ Jewish community says
By JTA
Illustrative photo of an engraving featuring the Jewish Star of David. (Abir Sultan/Flash 90)
May 18, 2015, 7:56 am
Greek mayor relents in controversy over Holocaust monument
Jewish groups had blasted authorities for objecting to placement of a Star of David on commemorative stone
By AP and TOI staff
Illustrative photo of an engraving featuring the Jewish Star of David. (Abir Sultan/Flash 90)
May 16, 2015, 9:04 am
Greek town wants Star of David off Holocaust memorial
Jewish groups outraged after local authorities in Kavala cancel unveiling of monument
By JTA
A supporter of the Greek ultra-nationalist party Golden Dawn raises his fist during a preelection rally in Athens on May 23, 2014. (AFP/Aris Messinis)
April 19, 2015, 6:42 am
Greece starts trial of neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party
Leaders of party that long glorified Adolf Hitler on trial for organizing beatings, murders of immigrants
By Sophie MAKRIS
Syriza party leader Alexis Tsipras greets supporters following victory in the election in Athens, Greece, on January 25, 2015. (AFP/Aris Messinis)
January 28, 2015, 5:22 am
New Greek PM is pro-Palestinian, but envoy to Israel predicts ‘only positive things’
Alexis Tsipras slammed Israeli ‘brutality’ in summer war, but incoming FM said last month Greece could mediate between Israel, Palestinians, Iran
By Raphael Ahren
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