lady looking at the damage to the monument

Greek Holocaust memorial in Kavala damaged by anti-Semites

The second time the memorial has been vandalised gives rise to concerns over racism and intolerance in the region

A Holocaust memorial in the northern Greek town of Kavala has been vandalised for a second time just 12 months since it was erected.

The damage occurred last Wednesday, when the marble surface was damaged using hammers by anti-Semites, reports the Jewish Press.

The memorial commemorates the 1,484 Jews who were deported during World War II to the death camp of Treblinka, where they were subsequently murdered.

The mayor of Kavala Dimitra Tsanaka promptly inspected the damage on Thursday, which she followed up with a phone call to president of the Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece (KIS) David Saltiel and condemned the vandalism.

Read the full article at Neos Kosmos.