Man steals Star of David from Holocaust monument in Northern Greece

·

A monument to Holocaust victims was vandalized in a Greek city whose synagogue was the target of an anti-Semitic attack last week.

The perpetrators of the latest incident in Trikala, a city in northern Greece that once was home to one of the country’s oldest Jewish communities, stole the Star of David from the monument, AFP reported Friday. The fencing around the monument was also torn down.

The same monument was vandalized twice in 2019.

Last week, slogans including “Jewish snakes out,” were painted in bright blue on an outside wall of the city’s synagogue.

The vandalism has caused “outrage and deep sadness,” the Central Jewish Council of Greece, or KIS, said in a statement.

In October 2018, eight tombstones at a Jewish cemetery in Trikala were smashed. The cemetery has some of Greece’s oldest tombstones, including some erected more than 450 years ago. About 40 Jews lived in the city of some 81,000 at the time of the vandalism.

Sourced by: JTA

Advertisement

Share:

KEEP UP TO DATE WITH TGH

By subscribing you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

Advertisement

Latest News

‘Bad habits’ turned good: Greece’s massive Op Shop and its charismatic founder

'Paliosinitheies' (Bad Habits in English) is Greece's largest ‘Opportunity’ or ‘Op Shop’ - as we Aussies call it.

Father Dimitri Tsakas’ bold take on papal diplomacy in ‘Between Altars and Alliances’

Father Dimitri Tsakas, a Greek Orthodox priest, offers a rich, expansive, and intellectually sophisticated exploration of Pope Francis' diplomatic legacy.

Artificial Intelligence boosts wildfire detection in Cyprus

As Cyprus faces another intense summer with growing wildfire risks, the Municipality of Paralimni-Deryneia is adopting AI.

I understand Greek but struggle to speak it – how can I overcome that barrier

Understanding but not speaking is a common experience of heritage language or background language communities. 

Cyprus: Historical and political responsibilities of a national tragedy (Part 2)

In the previous article, we mentioned that with the Annan Plan we would now have a Federation of two states.

You May Also Like

Scott Morrison pays special visit to Magnisalis family as massive NSW cleanup begins

The Prime Minister was joined by his wife Jenny in visiting some of the flood affected areas of Western Sydney yesterday.

Greek National Day celebrations return to Melbourne Shrine area after 5-year absence

After a five-year absence, Greek National Day celebrations will return to the vicinity of the Shrine of Remembrance.

Greece intends to welcome tourists in July, says tourism minister [Video]

Greece's tourism sector hopes to be "open for business" sometime in July, Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis said in an interview with BBC on Thursday.