7 arrested in Greece following attacks on a synagogue and Israeli-owned hotel
The incidents represented one of the latest instances of violent antisemitism in Europe since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war on Oct. 7
The incidents represented one of the latest instances of violent antisemitism in Europe since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war on Oct. 7
Kehila Kedosha Janina, a small synagogue on the Lower East Side, represents a tiny Jewish community that lived in Greece for over 2,300 years
He was the longtime leader of the Jewish community in Ioannina, a center of Romaniote Jewish history
A new exhibit about the Jews of Corfu offers some surprising insights into Jewish art and practices
CORFU, Greece — The door of the Scuola Greca synagogue on the island of Corfu is painted emerald green with two Stars of David in the middle. When you push it open, the hallway leads to a low-ceilinged space where painful memories rest between the bricks: portraits of the island’s Jewish Holocaust survivors adorn the…
Albert Bourla, Pfizer’s CEO, is a native of Thessaloniki and a member of a Jewish community that’s ancient, storied — and still plagued by antisemitism. A Greek newspaper, whose publisher was recently convicted of antisemitic defamation, called Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine “poison” and paired a photo of Bourla with that of Dr. Josef Mengele, an infamous…
The municipal elections of a small city may seem like an unlikely way to make history after 2,300 years of history, but that’s what happened in June when the Greek city of Ioannina elected a Jew as mayor — the first ever in Greece, despite widespread anti-Semitism. The mayor-elect of Ioannina, from a region subject…
I say, “Jewish Lower East Side.” You say, “Bagels.” Or perhaps, “Katz’s corned beef.” But what if I told you, “Bourekas”? What if I told you, “Baklava”? Those foods, as Jewish and as native to LES as schmaltz and herring, were on sale by the thousands at the fifth annual Greek Jewish Festival, hosted by…
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