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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…

11 months ago

The cuisine of Thessaloniki's Sephardic Jews: Influences and symbolism

We remember old traditional recipes of the Sephardic Jews of Thessaloniki, whose community numbers are decreasing year by year. This…

11 months ago

Jerusalem’s Armenians Vow to Continue Battle Against Controversial Development Project

Residents of Jerusalem's historic Armenian quarter in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem have pledged to maintain their fight against a luxury hotel…

1 year ago

Melbourne Greek Restaurant Faces Severe Backlash and Support Following Pro-Jewish Message

A Melbourne restaurant endured a substantial loss of bookings, with a 90 per cent cancellation rate overnight, after posting a…

1 year ago

Central Jewish Council of Greece condemns vandalism of Thessaloniki's Holocaust mural

In an announcement on Monday, the Central Jewish Council of Greece condemned the vandalism by unknown individuals of a Holocaust…

1 year ago

Strolling Along Thessaloniki's Stunning Seaside Promenade

Thessaloniki's stunning seaside promenade is one of the city's most famous and popular spots, which lies on the shore of…

1 year ago

The Ballad of Mauthausen: Remembering the Horrors of the Holocaust

As the noted theologian and writer Patrick Comerford reminds us, the word Holocaust is derived from the Ancient Greek ὁλόκαυστος…

2 years ago

Joe Biden claims he is Greek, Jewish, Black but also an Irish Catholic raised by Puerto Ricans

According to US President Joe Biden, he is as Greek as Zeus, brought up in both the Puerto Rican community…

2 years ago

Jerusalem Patriarch warns US President of 'extremist Jewish' threat

The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III reportedly warned US President Joe Biden of extremist forces raising tensions in…

3 years ago

Russia to return pre-war Jewish archives to Greece

Local Jewish council says among plundered items by Nazis are books and religious artifacts from 30 synagogues, libraries and communal…

3 years ago

Jewish cemetery in Ioannina vandalized

The Jewish cemetery in Ioannina has been vandalized for the second time in under a month, the Jewish community of…

3 years ago

The 'last Jew' leaves Afghanistan with the return of the Islamist fundamentalists

Zebulon Simentov has been referred to himself as the 'last Jew' to leave Afghanistan, after he had promised  to leave…

3 years ago

Rotunda, one of the oldest religious sites in Thessaloniki

Rotunda, one of the oldest religious sites in Thessaloniki Built in 306 A.D. by the Romans, Rotunda is one of the oldest…

3 years ago

Holocaust Museum in Thessaloniki “is moving forward”

Greece’s second-largest city, Thessaloniki, is planning to build a Holocaust museum to honour some 46,000 Jewish residents deported and killed…

4 years ago

American-Greek and Jewish communities united in call for Pompeo to support Greece

A letter of clear support for the Greek positions and condemnation of the Turkish provocation was sent to the US…

4 years ago

Following Erdoğan's caught out lie, Turkish FM repeats that Athens does not have a mosque

Just days after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan 'claimed' that there are no mosques in Athens, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu…

5 years ago

Turkish media caught making fake news about Greek mosque

In the last few days, Turkish media became incensed over a mosque in Greece that had displayed a Greek flag…

5 years ago

Erdoğan: Not a single mosque left in Athens

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has once again been caught out lying to stoke ultra-nationalistic and ultra-religious fanaticism to discredit…

5 years ago

Cross removed from Armenian church in Turkey by attacker (VIDEO)

Another church has been attacked in Turkey. The cross at the door of the Surp Krikor Lusaroviç (Saint Gregory the…

5 years ago

Turkey only NATO member on U.S. “Special Watch List” for violating religious freedoms

Turkey is once again on a U.S. State Department's "Special Watch List" in the 2020 Annual Report by the United…

5 years ago