The Central Council of Jewish Communities of Greece (KISE) thanked Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Russian President Vladimir Putin in two separate letters for returning pre-WWII community archives from Moscow. Putin announced the return of books and religious artifacts that had been stolen from 30 synagogues, libraries and public institutions in Thessaloniki by the […]
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Following the meeting of Mitsotakis and Putin: the return of archives stolen by the Nazis from Russia to Greece
The archives of the Jewish communities stolen by the Nazis during their withdrawal from Greece will be returned by Russia. For many decades, the return of these documents was an important task for the Greek government. In the official statement of the press service following the meeting of Mitsotakis and Putin, as reported by RIA […]