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President Pavlopoulos Officially Opens New Wing of Jewish Museum in Thessaloniki

The President of the Republic Prokopios Pavlopoulos officially opened the new wing of the Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki on Sunday afternoon. In his remarks, President Pavlopoulos noted the need to remember that the Holocaust was the most atrocious crime against humanity...

Thessaloniki Holocaust Museum Construction Under Way

Preparatory work for the construction of the Holocaust Museum in Thessaloniki, is expected to begin over the next few days. Plans are due to be completed in 2018 so that a tender for the project can be held, the president...

Head of Greece's Jewish Community Awarded Germany's Top Honour

The president of Greece's Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece (KIS) and the Jewish Community of Thessaloniki, David Saltiel, was awarded the "Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany" on Thursday, for his...

Greeks Honored Righteous Among Nations

The Embassy of Israel and the Central Board of Greek Jewish Communities (KISE) held a special ceremony honoring three exceptional stories of courage and self- sacrifice. The Ambassador of Israel to Greece, Arye Mekel, and the President of KISE,...

Lost WWII Jewish Headstones Found in Greece

In a find that local Jewish groups have described as highly significant, Greek police said that hundreds of marble headstones and other fragments from Jewish graves destroyed during the Nazi occupation in World War II have been recovered. The 668...

Israel Honors Three Greeks who Harbored Jews During the Holocaust

Israeli representatives posthumously gave the Righteous Among the Nations Award to three Greek people who put their lives in danger during the World War II to help Jews escape from the Holocaust. The ceremony was held in Veria (northern Greece)...