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Jewish cemetery of Salonica

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British soldier looking at gravestones from the desecrated Jewish cemetery of Salonica
British soldier looking at gravestones from the desecrated Jewish cemetery of Salonica

The Jewish cemetery of Salonica was established in the late fifteenth century by Sephardic Jews fleeing the expulsion of Jews from Spain, covered around 350,000 square metres (3,800,000 sq ft) and contained almost 500,000 burials. The cemetery's expropriation was envisioned in the urban redevelopment plan following the 1917 Great Fire of Thessaloniki, but strongly opposed by the Jewish community as disturbing the graves violated Jewish law. The cemetery was finally destroyed in December 1942 by the municipality of Thessaloniki as part of the Holocaust in Greece during the Axis occupation of Greece. The headstones were used as building materials around the city, including for Greek Orthodox churches, while the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki was built on the grounds. The Jewish community never received compensation for the expropriation of the land, valued at 1.5 billion drachmas in 1943.

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Jewish cemetery of Salonica
Αγγελάκη, Thessaloniki Municipal Unit Μητροπολιτική Περιοχή Θεσσαλονίκης (1st District of Thessaloniki)

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Αγγελάκη 16
546 36 Thessaloniki Municipal Unit, Μητροπολιτική Περιοχή Θεσσαλονίκης (1st District of Thessaloniki)
Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
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