Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece expresses concern over series of antisemitic incidents in the country

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.

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

To mark the publication of the 100th anniversary issue of Alef, the Jewish Community of Athens organised a special event at the auditorium of the Benaki Museum on Pireos Street in Athens. One hundred issues of the magazine, whose covers were projected on screen alongside photographs from articles, events, and interviews, took the audience on […]

The Jewish cemetery of Volos, in Greece, was desecrated on Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. Threatening messages aimed at inciting hatred against the Jewish community were written in the cemetery. The Central Board of the Jewish Communities in Greece strongly condemned these acts and called on the prosecuting authorities to take all necessary measures to […]

A railway site in central Greece where dozens of Greek Jews died during the Nazi World War II occupation after being conscripted for hard labour will be restored and turned into a public memorial and exhibition space. The Culture Ministry said it has been handed responsibility for the disused Karya railway station and its surrounding […]

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

The objects were stolen from synagogues in Thessaloniki by the Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg, a Nazi agency dedicated to looting Jewish property.

Samidoun is widely described by governments and security experts as a front organisation linked to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a designated terrorist organisation.

KIS highlighted that journalist Sakis Moumtzis “is recognized as a strong opponent of antisemitism” and that his participation was intended to reinforce the educational and commemorative purpose of the event.

“Given the rampant rise in antisemitism across Europe, it is heartening to see how Greek textbooks present Judaism, Jewish traditions and the tragedy of the Holocaust with depth, thought and respect,” said IMPACT-se CEO, Marcus Sheff.

“The streets of Athens and other cities are filled with slogans calling for the destruction of the state of Israel, for the mass murder of Israeli citizens and Jews who defend the Zionist idea, namely Israel’s right to exist as an equal member of the community of nations” said their statement.

Local police were contacted, and a friend who had stayed at their rental apartment arranged a taxi to collect those in hiding. Police later escorted the teens back to the apartment.