Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Smyrna Catastrophe and the Population Exchange. Artistic Director, Vocals: Erini, Oud: Ara Dinkjian International vocalist, Erini, accompanied by oud master, Ara Dinkjian, present an intimate duo concert of Asia Minor standards, dedicated to commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Smyrna Catastrophe and the Population Exchange. Erini’s vision for this concert is to pay tribute to her great-grandparents’ legacy who were refugees from Smyrna whilst shedding a light on the richness of the Asia Minor musical heritage. The concert is a musical narrative of the Hellenic presence in Asia Minor and tells the story of the Smyrna Catastrophe through the power of the Anatolian-Greek song tradition. The joyful existence of the Greeks in Anatolia prior to the Catastrophe is exalted by love songs such as “Menexedes kai Zoumpoulia” and “Apo xeno topo”. Depicting the tragic Catastrophe itself and reflecting the despair of the refugees is
NEW YORK – With the shadow of anti-Semitism and intolerance looming as a perennial threat, in the midst of disturbing events that took place during 2022, the Consulate General of Greece in New York hosted the Annual Holocaust Remembrance Day of the Greek Jewry on January 19 at Hebrew Union College i