Tag: Holocaust in Greece

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On This Day May 31, 1944: The Day They All Just Disappeared

May 31, 1944 was a somber day in world history, when an ancient community was forever extinguished from the face of the

May 31, 2026

On This Day April 8, 1943: Thessaloniki Boys High School Loses 143 Students in Single Day

Thessaloniki has imported a tradition from Germany where locals embed plaques into pavement near homes and places of businesses to

April 8, 2026

On This Day March 23, 1943: Remembering Nazi-Occupied Europe’s Only Open Protest of Jewish Persecution

Going largely unnoticed in Greece and beyond, an important anniversary passes annually on March 23. The date in 1943 marks

March 23, 2026

Poland Returns Religious Objects to Greece Stolen by Nazis During WWII

Poland on returned 91 Jewish religious objects to Greece that were stolen by the Nazis from Greek synagogues and Jewish

March 8, 2026
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On This Day March 4, 1943: Remembering the Lost Jews of Alexandroupoli

Today, the northern Greek city of Alexandroupoli honors the memory of the approximately 150 Greek-Jews who were abducted by Nazi

March 4, 2026

In Nazi Occupied Europe, Only Archbishop Damaskinos Stood Up to Persecution of Jews Publicly

Archbishop Damaskinos: “All the children of Mother Greece are an inseparable unity: they are equal members of the national body

March 3, 2026

A Greek Girl in Auschwitz: Rebecca Hauser’s Story

Rebecca Hauser was 22 years old when the Nazis deported her and her family from their home in Ioannina, in

January 29, 2026

The Journey to Freedom: How a Visit to Auschwitz Unraveled a Mystery of Greek Defiance and Resistance

In August of 2014, I traveled to Poland to conduct research for a film I was producing about an extraordinary

January 27, 2026

Holocaust Remembrance Day: Freedom or Death

As Greeks, we were raised with the slogan “Freedom or Death” in our hearts and minds, recollecting the countless acts

January 27, 2026

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