(ANA)(Athens News)

 

 

GREEKS in Russia announced plans to raise a monument in memory of the Greeks who lost their life at Siberian gulag camps between 1937 and 1938. The statue will be erected in Magadan, the seaport and industrial city where tens of thousands of Greeks lost their lives during the Stalin era. More than 20,000 people were executed and more than 10,000 others were sent to the camps. In a statement, the Federation of Greek Communities in Russia said: “After seven decades the children and the grandchildren of those Greeks of the diaspora who unjustly lost their lives have just now started to learn the way and the cause of their deaths, thanks to the plan of the Federation of Greek Communities in Russia, entitled Hellenic Martyrology, which investigates the Stalin era pressures against Greeks.” The decision for the creation of the monument was taken within a wider framework of longterm research that is being conducted by Ivan Juha into the Stalinist pogroms of people of Hellenic descent. The cost of the monument is estimated at 70,000 euros. Some 15,500 euros has already been raised. For more information visit the federation’s website www.greeks-su.com.

 

 

 

THIS year marks the 50th anniversary of Greek migration to Germany under the bilateral agreement for the employment of Greek citizens in Germany. The agreement was signed in March 1960. As many as one million Greeks migrated to Germany under the agreement to work in factories. While many of them have since returned to Greece, Greeks make up one of the biggest immigrant communities in Germany. A series of events will be held this year in Germany under the name Kalimera Deutschland. 

 

 

 

 

JOHN Brumby, the premier of Victoria in Australia, on January 27 recognised the contribution of the local Greek community. Speaking at an Australia Day celebration organised by the Association of Greek Elderly Citizens’ Clubs of Melbourne and Victoria, Brumby said Australia Day is a time to honour the many different communities that make the country a great place to live. “Australia Day is also a time to reflect on our beginnings and remember that we are a multicultural community made up of migrants from all over the world,” said Brumby. “Our Greek community has played a very important role in shaping the thriving and cosmopolitan society Victoria is today - we are immensely proud of our large and dynamic Greek community.”

 

 

 

PINEWOOD American International School in Thessaloniki has announced this year’s Costas Yakoumis IB Scholarship Programme. The application deadline is April 26. The winner will receive a full waiver of tuition fees for the two-year IB diploma studies at Pinewood. For more information ring 2310-301221. 

 

 

THE AMERICAN Community Schools (ACS) in Athens is offering a creative writing workshop this semester through the school’s Institute for Critical and Creative Thinking.  Starts on February 10 and costs 200 euros. For more information ring Amalia on 6977-464754.