Memory and the faces of refugees
One of the first organised endeavours to promote the history…
Repatriation and return
Among those who have done research in the field of…
‘Refugee affairs’
The bureaucratic processes necessary in order to resolve a range…
The ghettos of Thessaloniki
The Germans invaded Thessaloniki in April 1941. The first restrictive…
The arrival of refugees in Thessaloniki
Churches and mosques were commonly used by refugees as temporary…
The Kalamaria quarantine site
For many refugees, the public quarantine or decontamination site of…
The water supply in Ano Poli
This is a thank-you letter to the Mayor of Thessaloniki,…
Islahane: neighbourhood, home, school
The Hamidiye vocational training school, also known as Islahane, was…
Thessaloniki’s Jewish cemeteries
One of the first acts of persecution against the Jewish…
Ishmail Vei: a native of Thessaloniki
On August 18, 1919, the Mufti of Thessaloniki issued a…
Akropolis and Hellas Express: the trains of migration
The postwar economic reconstruction of the Federal Republic of Germany…
The Central Refugee Hospital
The hospital was originally established in 1916 as a military…