Vandalism of mural paying homage to Thessaloniki’s Jews decried | Monitoring Antisemitism Worldwide

Thessaloniki – The Jewish Community of Thessaloniki issued an announcement on Thursday condemning a vandalism attack on a new mural on Michael Kalou Street commemorating the northern port city’s Jews.
“It is unfortunate that a few days after its completion strangers, who seem to be bothered by the willingness of the city to remember even the darkest pages of its history, vandalized a work that received flattering comments both for its aesthetics and for the powerful message that it conveys on the need to preserve the memory and constantly remind the events of the Holocaust,” the community said in its announcement.