A Memorandum of Cooperation for the preservation of the memory of the Holocaust and the fight against antisemitism was signed in Nicosia, at the Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth of Cyprus (YPAN).
The Memorandum was signed between the Ministries of Education of Greece and Cyprus, the Orthodox Church of Greece, the Orthodox Church of Cyprus, the Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece (KIS) and the Jewish Museum of Greece (JMG) and provides for the implementation of actions aimed at preserving the memory of the Holocaust and combating antisemitism and any form of racism.
The actions resulting from the Memorandum concern the realization of seminars, the creation of a joint digital platform for collaborating educators in Cyprus and Greece and the undertaking of educational initiatives, such as an annual student competition on the Holocaust, the organization of visits by school units and the implementation of related initiatives by the students. The Memorandum also provides for the formation of a joint working committee in which the six involved parties will be represented and which will identify and further specify the fields of cooperation between them.
The Memorandum was signed by the Minister of Education of Cyprus Athena Michaelidou, the Archbishop of Cyprus Georgios, on behalf of the Ministry of Education of Greece, the General Secretary for Religious Affairs George Kalantzis, on behalf of the Church of Greece, the Metropolitan of Maroneia and Komotini Panteleimon, on behalf of the Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece, the General Secretary of the Board of Directors Victor Isaak Eliezer and on behalf of the Jewish Museum of Greece its President Mikis Modiano.
