[Thessaloniki honors its Jewish citizens victims of the Holocaust (PHOTO)] By Michael Liapis, The events commemorating the National Day of Remembrance of the Greek Jewish Martyrs and Heroes of the Holocaust in Thessaloniki were held under draconian security measures, with the city honoring its 45,000 Jewish citizens who perished in the concentration camps. The commemorative Prayer (Askava) that took place at about 12:00 at the Monument of Freedom Square, in the presence of many officials and ordinary citizens, followed by greetings from the Deputy Minister of Interior, responsible for Macedonia-Thrace Mr. S. Kalafatis, Ambassador Mr. Y. Amrani. the President of...