The names of the Cretan Jewish Holocaust victims are inscribed in the monument dedicated to their memory in the southern courtyard of Etz Hayyim Synagogue. The names are read every year during a memorial service.


Photo 1: © Nikos Stavroulakis

Photos 2, 3, 4: © Anastasios Skikos



The names of the Jewish community of Crete lost in 1944, drawing Nikos Stavroulakis


Memorial to the Jewish Community of Crete at Etz Hayyim Synagogue


Plaque with names of the Jewish community of Crete lost in 1944


Plaque with names of the Jewish community of Crete lost in 1944

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