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The Israel-Hellenic Forum is deeply disturbed by the acts of vandalism against the Holocaust memorial in Thessaloniki and Jewish cemeteries in Athens and Rhodes – the latest in a series of similar acts in Greece over recent years. This desecration with the usage of anti-Semitic graffiti by perpetrators is a flagrant affront to the values…
Speech by Alan Schneider in memory of Rabbi Elias P. Barzilai
On 23 February 2020, the Jewish Community of Athens and B’nai B’rith ‘PHILON’ organized their annual event in memory of Rabbi Elias P. Barzilai. The event took place at the Beth Shalom Synagogue of Athens. Director of the B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem Alan Schneider gave the following speech: ‘Nissim Benmayor, grandson of Rabbi Eliyahu Pinchas…
B’nai B’rith organizes visit of Jewish Museum of Greece
On 23 February 2020 B’nai B’rith ‘Philon’ organized a visit of the Jewish Museum of Greece. Friends of the Israel-Hellenic Forum and other guests were introduced to elements of the history, tradition and culture of the Greek Jewish community. The promotion of public dialogue about tolerance and respect for people of all religions, races, cultures,…
B’nai B’rith’s Fourth International Mission in Athens
B’nai B’rith International is taking part in a fourth International Leadership Mission in mid January 2020 — a joint delegation of American Jewish and American Hellenic leaders — which represents the ongoing organizational cooperation between these groups and broad diaspora support for the trilateral partnership between Israel, Cyprus and Greece. The delegation aims to…
2020 a year of opportunity for Greece, Israel and Cyprus
For Israel, Greece and Cyprus 2020 is expected to be a year of fruitful cooperation. Their decision to sign an agreement for the construction of the East Med pipeline opens a new chapter in a friendship that has been cemented for over a decade. The success of the partnership lies in the join interests of…
EastMed pipeline deal signals continuity, extroversion
The strategic dimension of the EastMed pipeline agreement signed on Thursday in Athens is undisputed and has been stressed by champions and critics of the construction project alike. However, the project also entails two elements that are important to Greece – political continuity and broader business opportunities – and should serve as a paradigm. Prime…
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The Israel-Hellenic Forum convened for the first time in Jerusalem on 12 November 2019. The meeting was moderated by Alan Schneider, director of the B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem, and George N. Tzogopoulos, senior research fellow, Centre International de Formation Européenne (CIFE); research associate, Begin Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA); and lecturer, Democritus University of Thrace, who co-founded the forum. The meeting continued on 13 and 14 November concluding with a visit to Yad Vashem. B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin gave remarks at the opening session. Read more..