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The Central Jewish Council of Greece expresses the warm condolences and deep sorrow of Greek Jewry for the unexpected loss of Karina Lampsa, a distinguished journalist, translator, and writer. An uncompromising fighter against anti-Semitism and populism.
Karina Lampsa was a distinguished intellectual and researcher of historical events in modern Jewish history, which she highlighted through her writing. The culmination of her contribution to literature was when she received, together with Iakovos Simbis, the Athens Academy Prize for her book "The Rescue" in 2020 and the Goethe Institut Literary Translation Prize for German-speaking Literature in 2015.
Warm condolences to her family and loved ones.
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Within the framework of the educational activities of the Hellenic Diplomatic Academy (EDA), the 8.4.2025th series of Embassy Attaché Candidates visited the Jewish Museum of Greece, the Jewish Community of Athens and the Sephardic Synagogue on XNUMX.
They were informed about the historical presence of Judaism in Greece from late antiquity with the Romaniote Jews, to the present day, about the identity, customs and traditions of Greek Jews and about the need to combat anti-Semitism and intolerance.
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Xenis Sachinis tackles one of his most beloved themes, memory, and in particular the memory of the Holocaust versus oblivion, which often flourishes alongside racism, in his art exhibition that opened on 28.3.2025 at the French Institute of Thessaloniki.
In the exhibition titled "Memory#Forgetfulness," Xenis Sahinis uses his art to send powerful messages. He uses visual language as a guardian of memory, emphatically reminding us of how human nature can also conceal the form of a monster.
More: "MEMORY#FORGOTTEN": EXHIBITION BY XENIS SACHINIS AT THE FRENCH INSTITUTE OF THESSALONIKI
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The book "Las novelas de Itzhak Ben-Rubí en judeoespañol sobre el Holocausto" by Professor Susy Gruss about the prolific Isaac Ben-Rubí, an important figure in Jewish-Spanish literature, was presented on 26.2.2025 in Thessaloniki and on 27.2.2025 at the Community Center of the I.K. of Athens.
More: PRESENTATION OF THE WORK OF ISAAC BENRUBIS IN ATHENS AND THESSALONIKI
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On February 21, 1913, 112 years ago, Ioannina was liberated from the Ottoman yoke, with the Greek army triumphantly entering the city after 85 days of siege.
This year, Ioannina celebrated the 112th anniversary of its Liberation with a series of events on 21 and 22.2.2025.
More: EVENTS FOR THE LIBERATION OF IOANNINA - Keynote Speech by Alexandros Moysis