A Greek official asked that Jews refrain from worshiping at a 17th-century synagogue that was rededicated Sunday after a three-year renovation. The leader of Greece’s Central Board of Jewish Communities reacted angrily to a letter from the head of the prefecture of Hania on the island of Crete asking the group to “do away with the religious ceremonies” because no Jews currently live in the town.
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