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Greece

“Anti-Zionist” patrols in Thessaloniki condemned as echoing city’s June 1931 pogrom

The Central Jewish Council of Greece (KISE) has condemned efforts by far-left groups to organise “anti-Zionist patrols” in Thessaloniki, describing similarities to antisemitic attacks which took place in the same city 95 years ago.

Foreign national arrested in Crete over alleged Hamas links and possible terror plot

He is accused of involvement with Hamas, as well as receiving training, travelling and planning terrorist acts.

Presentation of the 100th Anniversary issue of Alef Magazine in Athens

KIS Secretary General Victor Eliezer, who has led the editorial direction of Alef since 2009, together with Aris Emmanuel, presented the key themes that have shaped the magazine throughout its publishing journey.

Jewish cemetery vandalised in Volos

The Central Board of the Jewish Communities in Greece calls the prosecuting authorities to apprehend those responsible.

Railway site of a forced labour camp for Jews during the Shoah in Phthiotis to be restored

A railway site in central Greece where dozens of Greek Jews died during the Nazi occupation after being conscripted for hard labour will be restored and turned into a public memorial and exhibition space.

Free digital archive on the history of Jewish communities in Greece to be unveiled

The project “Josephus” will offer an unprecedented repository of more than 212,000 unique documents and over 2 million digital records.

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