Greek Orthodox Holy Synod calls for action against anti-Semitism

The Greek Orthodox Church's Holy Synod has called for more action in the fight against anti-Semitism and all other forms of racism yesterday, at teh conclusion of its workings.

A memorandum of cooperation (MoC) to fight anti-Semitism signed between the Greek Orthodox Churches of Greece and Cyprus and leading Jewish organisations in Greece was presented at the Greek Church's Holy Synod on Tuesday that was chaired by Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and all Greece.

The Holy Synod was informed that the MoC was signed on 27 February in Nicosia between the Orthodox Church of Greece, the Orthodox Church of Cyprus, the Church of Greece, the Ministries of Education of Greece and Cyprus, the Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece (KIS) and the Jewish Museum of Greece (JMG). It provides for the implementation of actions aimed at preserving the memory of the Holocaust and combating anti-Semitism and any form of racism.

In addition, the Holy Synod was informed that the Church of Greece's  Inter-Orthodox Centre was invited specifically as the only representative of Greece to attend the European Practitioners Network against Antisemitism (EPNA), which includes organizations from the entire European Union.