Tag: World War II

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 24, 1944: Ancient Community Rounded Up for Deportation, Extermination

On the eve of the Greek national holiday, March 24, 1944, Nazi soldiers encircled the Jewish quarter in the northern

March 24, 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
Jews

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

On This Day March 3, 1891: Greece’s Wartime Archbishop Damaskinos is Born

The wartime Archbishop of Athens, Damaskinos was born on March 3, 1891 in Dorvitsia in central Greece. As head of

March 3, 2026

Greek Ministry of Culture Acquires Pictures of Kaisariani ‘200’ Executed by Nazis

The Greek Ministry of Culture has officially acquired a rare and historically significant photographic collection documenting the execution of 200

March 2, 2026

Remembering Steve Vasilakos, the Famous White House Peanut Vendor

For decades he ran a popcorn and peanut cart right outside the most famous house in America. Over the years,

February 28, 2026

WWII Novel Explores Freedom, Strength and Human Spirit

As World War II intrudes upon their home, three young friends in Greece risk everything for freedom, love and a

February 21, 2026

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