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The history of the Jews of Thessaloniki reaches back two thousand years. The city of Thessaloniki (also known as Salonika) housed a major Jewish community, mostly Eastern Sephardim, until the middle of the Second World War. Sephardic Jews immigrated to the city following the expulsion of Jews from Spain by Catholic rulers under the Alhambra ...
The historical center of Thessaloniki, with monuments from the city's Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman past. The history of the city of Thessaloniki dates back to the ancient Macedonians. Today with the opening of borders in Southeastern Europe it is currently experiencing a strong revival, serving as the prime port for the northern ...
Aristotelous Square ( Greek: Πλατεία Αριστοτέλους, IPA: [plaˈtia aristoˈtelus], " Aristotle Square") is the main city square of Thessaloniki, Greece and is located on Nikis avenue (on the city's waterfront), in the city center. It was designed by French architect Ernest Hébrard in 1918, but most of the square was built in ...
Thessaloniki (/ ˌ θ ɛ s ə l ə ˈ n iː k i /; Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη [θesaloˈnici] ⓘ), also known as Thessalonica (English: / ˌ θ ɛ s ə l ə ˈ n aɪ k ə, ˌ θ ɛ s ə ˈ l ɒ n ɪ k ə /), Saloniki, Salonika, or Salonica (/ s ə ˈ l ɒ n ɪ k ə, ˌ s æ l ə ˈ n iː k ə /), is the second-largest city in Greece, with slightly over one million inhabitants in its ...
“I traveled to Italy and wore these shoes the majority of the time. They were very comfortable,” they said . “There was one day I walked 36,000 steps (about 14 miles) and my hips and feet ...
Demetrius of Thessaloniki Saints Cyril and Methodius Theodorus Gaza Sabbatai Zevi Ioannis Papafis Halil Rifat Pasha Emilios Riadis Şükrü Naili Gökberk Refet Bele and Kemal Atatürk Sabiha Sertel Nâzım Hikmet Christos Sartzetakis. The following were born in or associated with Thessaloniki. Some became famous after they moved away.
The White Tower of Thessaloniki ( Greek: Λευκός ΠύργοςLefkós Pýrgos; Turkish: Beyaz Kule; Ladino: Kuli Blanka) is a monument and museum on the waterfront of the city of Thessaloniki, capital of the region of Macedonia in northern Greece. The present tower replaced an old Byzantine fortification, known to have been mentioned around ...
Belterra Investments (Owns 44% Port of Thessaloniki and Makedonia Palace) Owner of Dimera Group (owns OPEN TV, PAOK FC) (owns Porto Carras, Souroti, Don Plaza Rostov Hotel, Hyatt Regency Rostov Hotel) 5: 2124: Filaret "Filaretos Kaltsidis" Galchev [14] Russia Greece: $1 billion: Chairman of Eurocement group