Thessaloniki honors couple for saving Jews during the Holocaust

In a ceremony held in Thessaloniki, the Yad Vashem Foundation posthumously awarded the title of Righteous Among the Nations to Elias and Maria Machaira. The couple was recognized for their bravery in saving 98-year-old Victor Venouzios and his family from the Nazi regime during the Holocaust.

Ifigeneia Machaira, the daughter of the honored couple, received the diploma and medal from Pnina Yanai, the Israeli Ambassador to Greece. During the event, Venouzios expressed his profound gratitude to the Machaira family, noting that honoring them was a lifelong goal. Ambassador Yanai emphasized the enduring importance of their actions, stating that those who stood by the Jewish people when the world was silent are never forgotten.