In memory of the Jewish martyrs of Didymoteicho

The place where the Jewish synagogue was operating until World War II was transformed into a square. In memory of the 731 Jewish residents of Didymoteicho who were arrested and exterminated in Poland by the Nazis, it was named Jewish Martyrs Square. The Holocaust Memorial was erected there.

The Jewish community of Didymoteicho was one of the oldest in Greece and before the German occupation it had more than 1,000 members. The sculpture is made of granite and symbolizes the hardships of the Jewish martyrs. It was sculpted at the Academy of Fine Arts in Sofia by the group of sculptor Tanev.

Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece