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Headstones smashed at Greek Jewish cemetery

A Jewish cemetery near Athens that was desecrated with neo-Nazi symbols two years ago was vandalised by unknown individuals who smashed several marble headstones.

The Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece’s announcement on the vandal attack at the Jewish cemetery of Athens

The Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece expresses the condemnation and the abhorrence of the Greek Jewry for the vandal attack against the Jewish cemetery of Athens.

Monument unveiled to Greek Jewish victims of the Nazis in Austria

Greece has honoured over 350 victims, among them 170 Greek Jews, at the former German-Nazi concentration camp, Ebensee, in Upper Austria, during World War II.

Greek Jews call for end to “Burning of Judas” Easter custom

The Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece has called for the abolition of the "Burning of the effigy of Judas" custom, which takes place in some areas of the country.

Thessaloniki marks 75th anniversary of Holocaust deportations

Residents of Thessaloniki gathered at the city’s old railway station in memory of the first of 19 convoys of Jewish residents deported to Auschwitz under Nazi occupation.

Five neo-Nazis arrested in Greece over attacks

Five Greek men have been arrested by counter-terrorism police as part of a crackdown on far-right groups accused of attacking migrants and left-wing activists, Greek police said on Tuesday.
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