Browse Tagged “Greek Civil War” from the Canadian Macedonian Heritage Society archive, library and community collections.
Just before midnight, on a summer night, our windows half-open, yet not a single word was heard. From the mountain opposite the moon was rising. A shadow appeared in the alley beside the marketplace. Footsteps were heard in haste, heading toward the river. Someone had gone to fetch Babo Geraka, the midwife. Labour pains seized the mother, and she said her prayer. She wished for nothing else but ...
The Last Breath of a Guerrilla Fighter Before dawn on Holy Wednesday, fighting in the battle of Lia, they had spoken to him of freedom. His body collapsed upon the earth, yet he no longer felt pain. His soul separated from the body, invisible, gazing from above. While stray bullets flew, they could no longer touch his soul. It was one of those futile days, like a little boat without oars. He saw ...
The bell rings in celebration, Autumn of forty-nine. The war has ended, But our village has grown smaller. Many children were killed, Others disappeared. Houses abandoned, Houses in ruins. Children lost their mothers, They lost their companions; Countless untouched bodies Lie in the mountains and hills. We returned back to the village, To our beautiful neighbourhoods, To sleep again in our homes, ...
One September morning, The day was bright with sunshine. The village was full of people, Just as on every day. All the men gathered At Mishle’s corner, They were not joking much — Great anxiety weighed on them. Grandfather Mitos sat Beneath his window, Rejoicing with fellow villagers, Together with his grandson. The little sheep were grazing Along the mountainside; Their bells could be heard Like ...
The Canadian Macedonian Historical Society featured a Zoom double book launch moderated by Professor Emerita Christina Kramer on "BANITSA IN THE MAELSTROM OF THE WARS, 1903-1949' presented by Dr. Constantine Mallin and "THE BELLS WILL RING TOMORROW: Tales of Village Life in Aegean Macedonia" presented by Virginia Evans. "Banitsa was a big influential village and here is its story of turmoil affecting the unsettled lives of 3 generations of resilient Macedonians." "There is nothing in English that deals with Macedonian culture in this way. Human response to death, grieving, exploitation and fear, struggle and survival ... a powerful vehicle of storytelling." To order a copy of "Banitsa in the Maelstrom of the Wars, 1903-1949," please email Dr. Dan Mallin at: cdan.mallin@utoronto.ca To order a copy of "The Bells Will Ring Tomorrow: Tales of Village Life in Aegean Macedonia," please email Virginia Evans at: vaenter@rogers.com
70 Years in Exile: Macedonian Child Refugees of the Greak Civil War On Saturday November 9th, 2019, the Canadian Macedonian Historical Society honoured the plight of the Macedonian Refugee Children of the Greek Civil War at the City of Toronto Arc...
Transgenerational Trauma and Resiliance On Sunday September 29th, 2019 over 50 people gathered as part of the 70th Anniversary of the end of the Greek Civil War. The lecture was organized by the Macedonian Canadian Health Professionals Association...
Children of the Greek Civil War Refugees and the Politics of Memory Loring M. Danforth & Riki Van Boeschoten This long awaited book was launched in Toronto by the CMHS on June 12th, with a “sold out” audience. Loring Danforth, Professor of...
The Greek Civil War occurred in the aftermath of WWII between royal government forces supported by Great Britain and America and the Communist forces supported by Yugoslavia and Russia. During the Second World War, the royalists fled Greece and set up a government in exile in Egypt, while the communist movements played an important role in fighting German and Italian occupying troops.
The Prize Winning Documentary "The Children of 1948" On Sunday March 13, 2005, the Canadian Macedonian Historical Society presented the new documentary "The Children of 1948". Synopsis: The Children of 1948Fifty-six years ago, one of the biggest h...
