WIRE — Pablo Nankin, MD Aug 13, 2026 Thessaloniki. Photo by Andrzej Wójtowicz Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Link I recently visited Greece, and I left with the impression that Greece was a modern, civilized European country where visitors of all backgrounds could feel welcome. Recent events have seriously challenged that impression. Greece has a long and complicated history with its Jewish population. Nowhere is that history more painful than in Thessaloniki, where a once-thriving Jewish community was nearly erased during the Holocaust. Approximately 46,000 Jews from Thessaloniki were deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau, and the overwhelming majority were murdered. That history should Read More
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