Before World War II, Salonika had the largest Jewish community in Greece. In April 1941, Germany occupied parts of Greece, including Salonika. Between 1941 and 1943, the city's Jewish community was destroyed. More than 40,000 of Salonika's Jews were murdered in the Holocaust.
Some 7,000 Jewish men ordered to register for forced labor assemble in Liberty Square in German-occupied Salonika. Salonika, Greece, July 1942.
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Public humiliation of Jews in Liberty Square during compulsory registration for forced labor. Salonika, Greece, July 1942.
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