Holocaust Remembrance Day
Greek News
Greece Honors International Holocaust Remembrance Day
The Hellenic Parliament and Greek state officials paid tribute to the millions of victims of the Holocaust.
History
The Holocaust of Greek Jews: When 59,000 Perished in Nazi Camps
The Holocaust of the Greek Jews was one of the darkest episodes of the Nazi occupation of the country.
Once part of thriving communities in several Greek cities, approximately 59,000 Greek Jews were victims of the Holocaust -- at least 83...
History
How the Parents of Pfizer’s Bourla Narrowly Escaped Death in Holocaust
If it hadn't been for the kindness of an uncle and the insight of his grandfather, Pfizer CEO Dr. Albert Bourla, a Thessaloniki native, would never have been born due to the Holocaust.
A descendant of the Jews of Greece's...
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
''If There is Any Hell in This World, it is Here,'' PM Mitsotakis Declares from Auschwitz
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, attending the commemorations marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, toured the camp today along with his wife Mareva Grabowski Mitsotakis.
"I come to this place with great emotion; a place that has been...
Culture
Loules' Greek Movie in UNESCO's Events
The permanent delegation of Greece to UNESCO participated in the events for the commemoration of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, with the screening of Vassilis Loules’ film entitled “Kisses to the Children.”
The film is a moving testimony of three...