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by Varvara Zouka
Its octagonal shape, with references to the shape of important monuments such as the Galerian Complex, the lacy patterns, which are inspired by Sephardic architecture, but also the shading, which underlines the symbolic importance of light and darkness, are some of the elements that they make up the special character of the Holocaust Museum of Greece, which is to be built in Thessaloniki. See HERE video with a virtual tour of the Museum.
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The president of the Central Israeli Council and the Israeli Community of Thessaloniki, David Saltiel, spoke on the show "Ertnews Update" and Thanos Siafaka about the agreement between Israel and Hamas, who announced that within the next few days permission is expected to start the works for the construction of the Holocaust Museum in Thessaloniki.
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With strong messages against anti-Semitism and lighting candles in front of the wall with the names of Holocaust victims, the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, High Representative of the Alliance of Civilizations, Miguel Angel Moratinos and Vice President of the European Commission, Margaritis Schinas, underlined the need to keep the memory alive so that such a heinous crime never happens "Again". She joined them with her voice Minister of Tourism Olga Kefalogianni, which underlined the obligation not to forget everything that has happened.
The three of them and the composer Minos Matsas, a member of the Jewish Community of Athens, were guided for about an hour in the premises of the Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki and stood in its emblematic corners, such as the photograph from the Martyrdom Square of Eleftheria on the "Black Saturday" of July 11, 1942 , when the German Occupation forces rounded up some 9.000 Jewish men there to be registered to be sent to forced labor and subjected them to humiliation, but also to objects that are the living witnesses of the city's once thriving Jewish community.
Guided around the site, they listened to its president David Saltiel of the Central Jewish Council of Greece and the Jewish Community of Thessaloniki to speak in Spanish to Mr. Moratinos and explain to him the need to proceed immediately with the works in order to turn Freedom Square, from a parking lot that it is today, into a Memorial Park. As for the Holocaust Museum and its importance not only for the city and Greece, but the world as a whole, as well as for the critical issue of the return of Jewish archives from Moscow to Greece. As, after all, Mr. Saltiel explained a little later, in the joint statements that followed, they discussed the issue and Mr. Moratinos expressed his willingness to help, as did Mr. Schinas.
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I.K. Thessaloniki did on her page at facebook the following post about the Old Jewish Cemetery tombstone collection:
"Today 2.10.2023 a group of IKTH, in collaboration with the services of the Ephorate of Antiquities of the city of Thessaloniki, collected from the avlogiro of I.N. Panagia Achiropoiitou parts of tombstones of the old Jewish Cemetery.
These fragments will be placed in the IKTH Cemetery.
Our Community continues the work of locating and collecting the plaques located in various parts of our city. In case you are aware of the existence of plates or fragments, please inform the IKTH services immediately so that we can proceed with the necessary actions".
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On the day of World Tourism Day, September 27, 2023, the Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki opened its doors to a new world.
A large number of visitors responded to his call and watched with undiminished interest 3 different approaches with the common denominator of memory and respect. The President of the Museum Committee, Isaac (Nino) Saltiel spoke about increasing the number of visitors to the Museum, while the President of the Israeli Community of Thessaloniki, David Saltiel he mainly emphasized the great connection of Thessaloniki with the Jewish element.
The Scientific Manager of the Museum, Dr. Xenia Eleftheriou referred to the importance of recording important historical information about the sites that make up local Jewish history.
