Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni honored the 53,000 Greek Jews killed in Auschwitz during a visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum on April 07, 2025. Laying wreaths at the Black Wall and the Greek Jewish Memorial, she reflected, ‘This place of martyrdom teaches us to never repeat humanity’s tragic mistakes.’ Mendoni emphasized the enduring need to uphold democratic values in memory of the victims.
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The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz on January 27, 2025, honoring the six million Jews killed by the Nazis, including 67,151 Greeks. The statement called for the continued fight against hatred and intolerance, urging future generations to remember the Holocaust and ensure that such atrocities are “never again” repeated.
Seventy-six years after the liberation of Auschwitz, Greece remembers the victims of the Nazi-perpetrated Holocaust, including tens of thousands of Greek Jews who were victim to the horrific brutality.
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou will attend an event in Thessaloniki on October 29 to mark the progress of the Holocaust Museum of Greece. The museum, located at the site where Jews were deported to Nazi concentration camps during WWII, aims to honor the nearly 90% of Thessaloniki’s Jewish community who perished in the Holocaust and promote the preservation of memory, peace, and justice.
Seventy-six years after the liberation of Auschwitz, Greece remembers the victims of the Nazi-perpetrated Holocaust, including tens of thousands of Greek Jews who were victim to the horrific brutality.
The façade of the Greek Parliament commemorated the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of…
Seventy-six years after the liberation of Auschwitz, Greece remembers the victims of the Nazi-perpetrated Holocaust, including tens of thousands of Greek Jews who were victim to the horrific brutality.
While more than 80% of Greek Jews were killed during the Holocaust, the entire Jewish…
Seventy-six years after the liberation of Auschwitz, Greece remembers the victims of the Nazi-perpetrated Holocaust, including tens of thousands of Greek Jews who were victim to the horrific brutality.
The US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt issued a statement marking the 16th International Holocaust Remembrance…
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Seventy-six years after the liberation of Auschwitz, Greece remembers the victims of the Nazi-perpetrated Holocaust, including tens of thousands of Greek Jews who were victim to the horrific brutality.
The Hellenic Film Society USA (HFS) will stream two Jewish-themed Greek films throughout the month…
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis paid tribute to the victims of the Holocaust during a…
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with members of the Central Jewish Council of Greece on…
Greece honours Holocaust Remembrance Day Greece’s foreign ministry on Sunday issued a statement for the…
The Thessaloniki Holocaust Museum will express the international message of “Never Again,” Israeli President Reuven…
Seventy-three years after the liberation of Auschwitz, Greece today remembers the victims of the Nazi-perpetrated…
The President of the Jewish Community of Karditsa Maki Kapeta, unveiled a monument on Sunday…