Greece: Saloniki Mayor Dons Yellow Star of David at Swearing-in

The newly re-elected mayor of the second-largest city in Greece, Thessaloniki, also known as Saloniki or Salonica, wore a yellow Star of David at his swearing-in ceremony in the city town hall last week.

Mayor Yiannis Boutaris, 72, explained his gesture in connection with the fact that over 90 percent of the city's population was murdered by the Nazis during World War II. Saloniki is today the second-largest city in Greece, with a population of 800,000.