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Athens News Agency: News in English, 07-04-15
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[01] Thessaloniki memorial service for Holocaust victims
[01] Thessaloniki memorial service for Holocaust victims
A memorial service was held in the northern port city of Thessaloniki
on Sunday for the roughly 50,000 Jews of the city - which once boasted
the largest Ladino-speaking Sephardic community in the world --
massacred by the Nazis during the WWII Holocaust.
The memorial service was held at the ancient metropolis' Monastirioton
Synagogue, under the auspices of the Jewish Community of Thessaloniki.
Macedonia University rector Ilias Kouskouvelis, who served as the
keynote speaker during the event, outlined the historical course of
Greek Jews in Thessaloniki and their significant contributions to the
city and the entire region.
On his part, the president of Thessaloniki's Jewish Community, David
Saltiel, noted that despite the unprecedented devastation brought on by
the Holocaust, the remaining Jewish population of Thessaloniki was able
to persevere and now records a significant presence in the city's
life.
The memorial service was attended by Deputies Stavros Kalafatis, Tassos
Spiliotopoulos, Evangelos Venizelos, Yiannis Magriotis, Thessaloniki
Prefect Panayiotis Psomiadis, Thessaloniki Mayor Vassilis
Papageorgopoulos, foreign diplomats and representatives of local
organizations and entities.
Caption: A scene from the memorial service in Thessaloniki on Sunday,
April 15, 2007. ANA-MPA / N. ARVANITIDIS.
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