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Greece
The Greek Jews Who Boxed for Their Lives to Survive Nazi Camps
Two Greek Jewish boxers from Thessaloniki, who survived Nazi concentration camps after being forced to beat other prisoners in the ring, are featured in the new podcast "Holocaust Histories."
The five episodes highlight different boxers from across Europe who were...
Greek News
Jewish Family in US Helps Greeks Who Saved Them From Nazis
A woman whose Jewish family in Greece was saved from the Nazis by a Greek family has found a small way to reciprocate in the US.
Josephine Velelli Becker never forgot that brave act to save her Jewish family. Eighty...
Culture
The Fascinating History of Romaniote Jews in Greece’s Ioannina
“The Romaniote Jewish Community of Ioannina: A Journey Through Time and Two Nations” was the subject of a fascinating webinar recently.
Greece
Combating Antisemitism and Fostering Religious Dialogue in Greece
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The Interorthodox Center of the Church of Greece has worked to bring Greek Jews and Orthodox Christians together to help combat antisemitism in Greece.
By Evan Bourtis
Last October, primary and secondary school teachers from across Attica and Chalkida gathered in...
Greek News
Greece Marks Holocaust Remembrance Day
Greek leaders marked Holocaust Remembrance Day, which observes the 76th anniversary of the liberation of the brutal extermination camp Auschwitz, on Wednesday.
After laying a wreath on Athens' Holocaust Memorial, Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou stressed that keeping alive the memory...
Diaspora
Greek Embassy Commemorates Holocaust Remembrance Day
The Ambassador of Greece to the USA, Her Excellency Alexandra Papadopoulou, hosted a commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day in the presence of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America last Thursday evening.
Holocaust Remembrance Day is commemorated annually worldwide on...
Greece
Greece’s Foreign Ministry Condemns Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found on Synagogue, Holocaust Memorial in Larissa
The Greek Foreign Ministry condemned anti-Semitic graffiti found on a synagogue and Holocaust memorial in Larissa in a statement released on Friday, describing the act as "abhorrent" and "heinous."
According to a press release by the Jewish Community of Larissa,...
Crime
Oldest Greek Survivor of Auschwitz Passes Away
Esther Cohen, the oldest Greek survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp, who became known as a "living testimony" of the Holocaust, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 96.
The Ioannina-born Jewish woman, who had had her official camp...
Australia
Melbourne Seminar to Portray Misery of a Starving Greece Under Nazi Occupation
Violetta Hionidou, aProfessor of Modern European History at Newcastle University, will present an online lecture about Greece under the years of Nazi occupation on Thursday, October 8th.
The lecture, part of the Greek Community of Melbourne’s Greek History and Culture...
Diplomacy
US Secretary of State Pompeo Attends Ceremony in Thessaloniki on Yom Kippur
During his whirlwind trip through Greece and the Balkans, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attended a Yom Kippur ceremony in the city which once was home to nearly all of Greece's Jews before their numbers were decimated in...