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Greek Jewish Community Asks for Financial Support

The Jewish community of Greece might be unable to pay its bills by 2013 unless it receives aid from Jewish organizations abroad, local leaders have told the Jerusalem Post.
Benjamin Albelas, president of the Jewish community of Athens, said his organization has been hard hit by the deep recession afflicting the European nation and won’t be able to meet its financial commitments a year and a half from now in the current conditions.
“The financial situation, which as we know is very bad, has affected the Jewish community very much, and the situation of the Athenian Jewish community in Athens — the largest in the country — is dire,” said Albelas, whose organization runs a synagogue, a school and a museum that serve the city’s 3,000 Jews.
Since the recession began last year, revenues from Jewish assets and donations have dropped precipitously, making it increasingly difficult for communities around the country to pay for services to their 6,000 members.

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