Greece 

Day of Remembrance: 27 January

Historical Background:
On the morning of 27 January, 1945, the Soviet Army entered Auschwitz III, followed by Birkenau and Auschwitz I later that afternoon. Altogether, they liberated some 7650 prisoners. The Nazis murdered over one million Jews in the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camps.

Greece and the Holocaust:
Lexicon entry from Yad Vashem's online Holocaust Resource Center: Greece  

Educational Activities:
To mark Holocaust Memorial Day, the Jewish Museum of Greece will hold a temporary exhibition (28 January – 25 February 2007) ”The Holocaust of the Greek Jews, 1941 - ‘44”, with seven new panels with personal testimonies. Special educational programs and activities will also be offered to schools and to the general public. A special section on Holocaust Education and activities, including the events on Holocaust Memorial Day can be found on www.jewishmuseum.gr/
In June 2007 the opening of the art photography exhibition by Franka Hornschemeyer entitled “Peenemunde”, which contains photos of the Nazi installations on the island used for rocket research, where many inmates lost their lives in forced labour.

Holocaust Education Seminars:
In October / November 2007 the fourth seminar for educators on: “Teaching about the Holocaust in Greece” took place in Athens.

Websites and Teaching Aids:
Jewish Museum of Greece: www.jewishmuseum.gr
Jewish Museum in Athens: www.greecetravel.com/jewishhistory/museum.html
Jewish Museum of Thesalloniki: www.jmth.gr

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