Some 2,000 Greek Jews on Sunday commemorated the 72nd anniversary of the first forced deportations to Auschwitz from Thessaloniki. Among them were more than 200 supporters of Syriza, Greece's new radical left ruling party that wants to revive claims for war reparations.
More than 53,000 members of the Thessaloniki Jewish community -- out of a total of 56,000 -- were murdered at Auschwitz.