Current Edition About Subscribe The Jerusalem Center

Daily Alert Archive

Every Daily Alert Since 2002

Search

Search more than 90,000 news items by topic, author, or source.
Use " " to search for multiple words and phrases.

Trending Topics

October 18, 2013       Share:    

Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=12523

Righteous Greeks in World War II

(Israel Hayom) Shlomo Cesana - Last week, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu met with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, praising the Greek government's steadfast opposition to neo-Nazi elements and recalling the story of the island of Zakynthos. During the Second World War, the Nazi commanders demanded a list of the island's 250 Jewish residents from the mayor and chief bishop. The list they provided had only two names, however - the mayor's and the bishop's. The Jews of the island were spared. "That was a demonstration of courage of the highest order," Netanyahu told Samaras.

View the full edition of Daily Alert

Back to Archive

Subscribe to Daily Alert: