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After 18 months, revamped Jewish Museum of Maryland opens
"The whole renovation of the museum, and the way it's been transformed, is in a participatory way, so we want the public to ...
Greek Reporter10d
The Greek Jews Who Boxed for Their Lives to Survive Nazi Camps
Two Greek Jewish boxers from Thessaloniki who survived the Nazi camps are profiled in "Holocaust Histories" podcast.
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In Northern Greece, a City’s Slow Reckoning with the Holocaust
For centuries, Jews were an integral part of society in Thessaloniki, until the Holocaust all but wiped them out. Those who ...
Nina’s father survived Auschwitz. This is why she wants his story told
A new Holocaust Museum is due to open next year in Greece, commemorating Jews transported to concentration camps, including ...
Vital Hasson, the Jew who worked for the Nazis, hunted down refugees and tore apart families in WWII Greece
Vital Hasson was born into the Jewish community of Salonica, Greece, a cultural capital of the Sephardic world. After World ...
Nine must-do highlights of Thessaloniki, Greece
Greece’s second city, Thessaloniki, gave the world Greece’s best-known street snack – the souvlaki skewers and pita-gyro.
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United States of America
In 1936, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise co-founded the World Jewish Congress (WJC), together with Nahum Goldmann and others. The World Jewish Congress, American Section, is the affiliate of the WJC in the ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs22d
Isak Haleva, Turkey’s chief rabbi and face of Jewish minority, dies at 84
Chief Rabbi of the Jewish community in Turkey Isak Haleva, at right, speaks with the Mufti of Istanbul Rahmi Yaran during a July 2016 event in Istanbul. (photo credit: Onur Coban/Anadolu Agency ...
Greek Reporter23d
Nearly Half the World Holds Antisemitic Views: How Does Greece Compare?
Construction of the Holocaust Museum in Thessaloniki began in 2024 and is expected to take ... believe the Holocaust occurred with historically accurate numbers of Jewish victims, 20 points below the ...
Wall Street Journal23d
The Extraordinary Defense of the Getty Museum Against the L.A. Fires
Under siege by Los Angeles wildfires, the J. Paul Getty Museum is emerging as a near-miraculous beacon of disaster preparedness. Behind the scenes, it’s taking a small army to defend.