El monumento del Holocausto y el cementerio judío de la ciudad de Tesalónica (norte de Grecia), así como un cementerio judío en la isla de Rodas (sudoeste) fueron profanados, denunció el lunes el Consejo Israelita de Grecia (Kise). Estas profanaciones se han producido tras las condenas de prisión de más …
Read More »Tag Archives: Athens
A Journey to Jewish Greece
‘As you set out for your journey to Ithaca, hope that the road is long, full of adventure, full of discovery’ wrote C.P. Cavafy in his poem ‘Ithaca’. This is how we felt this summer in our journey to Greece, where the context and the content were close to our …
Read More »Greece’s Jewish museum defaced
July 25, 2010 ATHENS, Greece (JTA) — Vandals painted red swastikas on the walls of the Jewish Museum of Greece in Athens. The July 22 attack marked the first time that the museum has been the target of anti-Semitic expression, according to an Athens community news release. Greece has been …
Read More »Athens unveils its first Holocaust memorial
Helena Smith in Athens guardian.co.uk It has taken nearly 70 years, but tomorrow, as the sun sets over Athens, a monument to honour Greece’s Holocaust victims will finally be unveiled. Athens is the last EU capital to commemorate those who perished at the hands of Nazi forces. «To get …
Read More »