Thessaloniki

Vandals again desecrate Holocaust memorial in Thessaloniki, once home to largest Sephardic community in Europe

The memorial, installed in 2014, was previously vandalized in 2018 twice and once in 2019.

‘Queen of the Deuce’ documents how a Jewish refugee became Times Square’s queen of porn

“Queen of the Deuce” tells the unlikely story of Chelly Wilson, a Greek Jewish lesbian who narrowly escaped the Holocaust.

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, son of Holocaust survivors, is working to preserve Jewish history

Bourla is dedicating his $1 million Genesis Prize award to Holocaust memory initiatives, including the creation of a Holocaust museum in his hometown of Thessaloniki, Greece.

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)

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

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Thousands hold silent march through Greek city of Thessaloniki to mark 1943 Nazi transport

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Escape room in Greece drops Schindler’s List name

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Greek Holocaust memorial vandalized

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Greek Holocaust memorial vandalized for second time in 2 weeks

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Greek mayor attacked by far-right protesters

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Salonica Holocaust memorial vandalized

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