The history of the Jews of Thessaloniki reaches back two thousand years. The city of Thessaloniki housed a major Jewish community, mostly Eastern Sephardim, until the middle of the Second World War. S
Jewish family of Salonika in 1917
Fragment showing 1 Thessalonians 1:3–2:1 on Papyrus 65, from the third century CE.
Ruins of the Catalan Synagogue. Before 1905.
Sabbatai Zevi. Portrait by an eyewitness, Smyrna, 1666.
Albert Bourla
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Albert Bourla is a Greek-American veterinarian and businessman known for serving as the chairman and chief executive officer of the pharmaceutical company Pfizer. He joined the company in 1993 and has
History of the Jews in Thessaloniki
…exhibitions, education, and research. It has received significant funding from the Greek government, Germany, and private donors, including Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla. Today, there are communities of Salonican Jews found in the United States and Israel that preserve the customs of the Jews of Salonika…
Bourla speaking at the Wharton School, 2024
Israeli President Isaac Herzog presents the Genesis Prize to Bourla, 2022