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On Saturday, February 17, 2024, the exhibition "In the same city: Christians and Jews in Thessaloniki" was launched, co-organized by the Foundation of the Hellenic Parliament for Parliamentaryism and Democracy, the Israelite Community of Thessaloniki, the Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki and the G. Konstantinidis Archive .
He started the opening ceremony the general secretary of the Foundation, Professor Evanthis Chatzivasileiou: welcomed the co-organizers and the guests, warmly thanked all the contributors for their multidimensional and demanding work, and above all, he emphasized his joy that the Foundation of the Parliament had the opportunity to participate in the series of exhibitions presented in Thessaloniki, in the edition of the Greek and the English catalog but also in the present exhibition in Athens, at the exhibition space of the Foundation. By participating in the exhibition, he emphasized, the Foundation of the Parliament not only celebrates the coexistence of the two communities, Jewish and Christian in Thessaloniki, but also pays tribute to the Israeli community of Thessaloniki, which was unjustly exterminated during the Occupation, in the darkest hour and in the blackest crime in human history, the Holocaust.
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Anti-Semitism was described as a stigma for our culture Archbishop of America Elpidophoros, who was the keynote speaker at the event held on 28.1.2024 which was co-organized by the Region of Central Macedonia, the Israelite Community of Thessaloniki and the State Orchestra of Thessaloniki in the Ceremony Hall of the AUTH.
At the ceremony that concluded this year's events for the National Day of Remembrance of the Greek Jewish Martyrs and Heroes of the Holocaust in Thessaloniki, the Mr. Elpidophoros with former mayor Yannis Boutaris were declared honorary members of the Israeli Community of Thessaloniki.
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The National Day of Remembrance of the Greek Jewish Martyrs and Heroes of the Holocaust was commemorated with the laying of wreaths, a memorial service (Askava) and psalms by the choir of the Israelite Community of Thessaloniki, in Eleftherias Square, in an event organized by the Region of Central Macedonia, on Sunday 28.1.2024 , in the presence of Israel's ambassador to Greece Noam Katz, the US ambassador to Greece George Tsounis, the archbishop of America Elpidophoros, members of the government, representatives of parties, local governments, members of the Jewish community and ordinary citizens.
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With music and songs recounting the horrors experienced by the thousands of Greek Jews who died in Nazi concentration camps, it will commemorate Sunday 28 January the National Day of Remembrance of Greek Jewish Martyrs and Heroes of the Holocaust.
The events will begin on the morning of January 28 at the Holocaust Memorial of the Jews of Thessaloniki, in Eleftheria Square, with a memorial service by the choir of the Israelite Community of Thessaloniki, will be followed by greetings, the keynote speech by the Deputy Minister of the Interior, responsible for Macedonia-Thrace issues Stathis Konstantinidis and will be completed with the laying of wreaths at the monument.
The second part of Memorial Day will be held in the afternoon, at Ceremony Hall of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The event is organized by the Region of Central Macedonia, the Israelite Community of Thessaloniki and the State Orchestra of Thessaloniki, while the main speaker will be the Most Reverend Archbishop of America, His Eminence and Exarch of the Oceans, Atlantic and Pacific, Elpidophoros.
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OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION AT THE YMCA "Synagogues of Thessalonica: Unknown aspects of local history"
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Human stories from the city's vibrant Jewish community are captured in the exhibition "Synagogues of Thessaloniki: Unknown Aspects of Local History", hosted from January 24, 2024 at the Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki.
In panels with photos and texts, the visitor can learn, among other things, about the Talmud Torah Agdol, Beth Saul and Monastery synagogues, about weddings before, during and after the war, wedding songs, about stories from the ghetto and for micro-stories of the community. Next to the everyday people, the stories of the chief rabbis Hananias Kovo and Yaakov Meir are also hosted.
- SCREENING OF THE DOCUMENTARY "RESTOR(Y)ING" ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST OF THE JEWS OF THESSALONIKI
- THESSALONIKI JEWISH MUSEUM WAS ILLUMINATED TO SUPPORT THE CAMPAIGN FOR RELEASE THE ISRAELI HOSTAGES
- NOTICE I.K. OF THESSALONIKI FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE BUILDING PERMIT FOR THE BUILDING OF THE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM GREECE
- HANUKA CELEBRATION & AWARD OF SCHOLARSHIPS
