Between 21-24/03/2024 Samis Mosios, member of the ENE council, participated in a special Shabbaton entitled “ShabBalkanton”, which was organized by the Jewish youth of Serbia, North Macedonia and Croatia. The seminar took place in Skopje, at the Youth Center of the Jewish Community of Skopje, and was attended by 30 participants, the majority coming from Balkan countries.
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The General Secretariat of Religious Affairs of the Ministry of Education, Religion and Sports expresses to all our fellow citizens of the Jewish faith its warmest wishes for health, love, prosperity and creativity for this year's Pesach.
With deep emotion, Hellenic Jewry and KISE bid farewell to Raphael Frezis, who passed away in 20.4.2024, at the age of 97, in his beloved birthplace, Volos.
Raphael Frezi's activity in Jewish activities started from his childhood when he joined the "Macabi" scout group and continued with the Jewish Youth. During the Occupation he joined EPON and then ELAN.
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A man who radiated light, a great doctor and researcher, a charismatic teacher, an inspiring mayor, a proud Yanniot Jew, a scholar... through these words, dedicated to the late Moses Elisaf by those who knew him, his personality, work and achievements were outlined at the event which KIS organized in his memory.
The event honouring Moses Elisaf took place on 13.3.2024, at the Old Parliament, in the presence of his widow Cleopatra Hatzigiannis – Elisaf and the representative of the Prime Minister and the Government, the Minister of the Interior Niki Kerameos. The event was also attended by the Minister of Digital Governance Dimitris Papastergiou, the representatives of the parties, ND Anastasios Hatzivasiliou, SYRIZA Sokratis Famellos, PASOK - KINAL Ioannis Tsimaris, New Left Meropi Tzoufi, Plefsis Eleftherias Makis Mavrakis, the Deputy Regional Mayor of Epirus Agni Nakou, the President of KEDKE Lazaros Kyrizoglou, the Mayor of Ioannina Thomas Begas, the late Mayor of Ioannina Dimitris Papageorgiou, the special envoy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for combating anti-Semitism Chrysoula Aliferi, MPs, professors, friends, relatives and associates of the late Moses Elisaf from Ioannina, the President and the Presidium of KIS, the President of the Jewish Museum of Greece Mikis Modiano, the President of the Athens Jewish Community Albertos Taraboulous and members of the Board of Directors, the President Markos Batinos and members of the Board of Directors. of I.K. of Ioannina, Rabbi Gabriel Negrin of Athens, Rabbi Isaac Mizan, presidents and representatives of Jewish Organizations and a large number of people.
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Few wood-clad private houses survive in the region of Thrace and even fewer in Greece. One of the most beautiful old wooden mansions of Didymoteicho on Theofilos Street was also the house of the Jewish merchant Nissim Tarapoulos, which was built in the 1890s. It was managed to be acquired by the Didymoteihai hagiographer-painter Yiannis Sarsakis and his wife Georgia Dalagiorgou (mosaic painter). who completely saved her from the ravages of time. With a lot of personal work, passion and dedication, they completely renovated it while keeping its original character and handed it over to the local community even more beautiful and charming.
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