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As part of World Holocaust Remembrance Day, on January 27, 2024, The Basket Gallery will feature on its YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/@thebasketgallery) the documentary "Restor(y)ing", a film by Pericles Kortsaris. The film is in Greek and English with English and Greek subtitles respectively.
With the support of Holocaust survivors, historians, lawyers and other experts, the film examines issues of restitution in relation to Jewish properties in post-Shoa Greece. It also seeks the views of public opinion through a survey carried out in collaboration with the University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki.
They appear in the following order: Iosif Florentin, Maria Kavala, Kostis Cornetis, Nikos Marantzidis, Anna Maria Droumboukis, Panagiotis Samios, Stratos Dordanas, Katerina Anagnostaki, Ari Schreiber, Vauter Ferraart, Roman Kuster, and Regina King.
Cinematography and editing by Gavriel Psaltakis and music, "Ashes in the snow of Thessaloniki", Yoel Antepi.
The film received the award for best direction of the 23rd International Film Festival of Asti (Italy), in the foreign language documentary category.
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On January 14, 2024, the Jewish Community of Thessaloniki, as part of the solidarity campaign organized by the European Jewish Congress (EJC) on the occasion of the completion of 100 days since the attack by Hamas terrorists and the abduction of 251 innocent people, illuminated the Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki , as a sign of solidarity to the families of the hostages and to the citizens of Israel.
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The Israelite Community of Thessaloniki announces that on Tuesday 19.12.2023 the Ministry of Environment & Energy and the competent urban planning services of the Municipality of Thessaloniki issued the A/A 899557/2023 building permit for the construction of the Holocaust Museum of Greece.
It is recalled that the architectural study of the building has been undertaken by the architectural offices P. Makridis & Synergates (Greece), EK A Efrat Kowalsky Architects (Israel) and Heide & von Beckerath Architects GbR (Germany) which have been supported by renowned architects.
The companies Samaras & Associates and Hill International support the project as Project Managers with the cooperation of all involved entities.
The issuance of the building permit paves the way for the construction of the Holocaust Museum, which is expected to be completed in 2,5 years.
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On Saturday 9.12.2023 the Israelite Community of Thessaloniki celebrated Hanukkah and awarded scholarships and commendations for excellence to its members covering the entire spectrum of education.
View HERE the relevant Facebook post with lots of photos.
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The presentation of the definitive study of the Holocaust Museum of Greece took place on 1.12.2023, at the offices of the Israelite Community of Thessaloniki.
The presentation was attended by, among others, the ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany, Andrea Kindle and the consul general of Thessaloniki Sibylla Bendik, the outgoing mayor of Thessaloniki, Konstantinos Zervas, the newly elected mayor Stelios Angeloudis, as well as the former mayor Yannis Boutaris and representatives of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation . It is recalled that the project is financed jointly by the Federal Republic of Germany, the Greek government and the SNF, while there are also donations, such as from Dr. Albert Burla. The presentation was made by the project manager of the project, the association of companies "Samaras & Synergates SA - Consulting Engineers" and Hill International.
The project manager, in collaboration with the Israelite Community of Thessaloniki, carried out all the relevant competitions and selected both the Museologists - Museographers (Gallagher & Associates from America and a Museologist from Israel, Yitzchak Mais), as well as all the scholars of the project, i.e. the offices of Efrat Kowalsky Architects from Israel and Heide von Beckerath from Germany, while Makridis and Associates is their local partner, as well as Architects, Electromechanical Installations Engineers, Lighting and Acoustics Consultants, Landscape Architects, Environmentalists, Transport Specialists and all the general specialties required for the design and study of such an important and iconic project.
The issuance of the building permit for the project is expected in the next few days, so the construction will be able to start in 2024. In the spring of 2024, the tender process for selecting the contractor for the construction of the project is expected and therefore the start of the work is planned for 2024 and the its completion in 2026.
Source: MACEDONIA
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