greek jews

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his wife, Susan, left, visit the Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki, Greece with members of the local Jewish community on Sept. 28, 2020. (Giannis Papanikos/AFP via Getty Images)

Mike Pompeo’s Yom Kippur visit to Thessaloniki posed ‘dilemma’ for Greek Jews

Hosting the secretary of state on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar was a difficult decision. But the city’s head rabbi says it had enormous significance.

Jews’ headstones smashed in Greek city where British princess saved Jews

Unidentified individuals smashed 8 headstones in Trikala, including those of the parents of the tiny community's current leader.

The last link to a doomed Jewish community in Crete watches its rebirth with gratitude

Kostas Papadopoulos was two years old and in hiding when the Nazis rounded up 263 of the island's Jews.

Global

Greek game firm closes Auschwitz ‘escape room’ following complaints

Global

‘Birthright for moms’ resonates with world’s small Jewish communities

Global

Greek official refutes charge that Jews don’t pay taxes

Global

Thessaloniki to build Holocaust museum and research center

Global

Greek Jewish cemetery vandalized

Global

Greek Holocaust memorial unveiled

No more posts to load.

Sections

Get JTA in your inbox

Get JTA in your inbox

Get JTA in your inbox