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President honors the thousands of Greek Jews who perished during the Holocaust

January 27, 2022 FEATURED, Greece, Politics 1

On the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou honored the victims. At an event for the Day of Remembrance of Greek Jewish Martyrs and Heroes of the Holocaust, Sakellaropoulou said: “The Holocaust concerns us all, not just the Jewish people. It reveals the naked …

Greek Jews welcome Russia’s decision to return pre-was Jewish archives to Greece

December 9, 2021 FEATURED, Greece, Politics Comments Off on Greek Jews welcome Russia’s decision to return pre-was Jewish archives to Greece

Russia will return to Greece the pre-war archives of Jewish communities that were stolen by Nazi forces, the country’s Jewish council said Thursday “Our history returns home,” the Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece (KIS) said in a statement. KIS said Nazi forces in July 1942 had plundered archives, …

Holocaust: Greek Parliament voted in favor of granting citizenship to descendants of Greek Jews

March 18, 2017 Greece, Politics 16

The Greek Parliament voted in favor of granting citizenship to descendants of Greek Jews, Holocaust survivors, on Friday. The voting took place after decades of delay. In 2011, the Greek government had voted in favor of granting citizenship to elderly Greek Jews who had survived the Holocaust. It is estimated …

Greek Jews and Anti-Defamation League criticize appointment of new Health Minister

June 12, 2014 Politics Comments Off on Greek Jews and Anti-Defamation League criticize appointment of new Health Minister

Greek Jews and the Anti-Defamation League sharply criticized the appointment of the new Health Minister Makis Voridis due to his far-right past. Makis Voridis, a 49-year-old lawyer, has denied allegations of crypto-fascism and antisemitism and had described himself as a national liberal with a right-wing activist background as student. However, no …

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