IN MEMORY OF THE EXTERMINATION OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY OF ARTA |
![]() |
Tuesday, 27 March 2018 12:35 |
In his speech the Mayor of Arta Mr Christos Tsirogiannis mentioned that “the Community’s historical memory is kept unchanged and the descendants of its members, many of whom are here among us, still keep ties with the homeland of their ancestors. It is a journey through time from which we learn our city’s history. This gives us strength for the future”. The Mayor of Arta also thanked the representatives of the Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece and the Greek Jewish Communities for participating in the events, as well as the “Skoufas” Cultural Association for hosting the main event and all those who attended the events.
Pupils of the Music School of Arta participated to the event and sang the song of Mouthausen, composed by Mikis
The commemoration continued with a memorial service and a wreath laying ceremony at the Holocaust Monument of Arta which concluded with the blowing of the Sofar.
Then hundreds of people participated in a march of living from the Jewish neighborhood to the cinema Orfeas, where the Jews of Arta were imprisoned till they were deported to Auschwitz.
|