Screening Director's Cut of Lethal Nationalism: Genocide of the Greeks

50 Goddard Avenue,Brookline MA 02445

28 September, 2022

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The Hellenic American Women's Council New England Region Invites You to The Screening of the Director's Cut ofLethal Nationalism: Genocide of the GreeksSeptember 28, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.Maliotis Cultural Center Brookline, MA Admission is free. Please RSVP. Wine reception after the film.THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONSConsulate General of Greece in BostonHellenic College Holy CrossMaliotis Cultural Center BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SMYRNA FIREFor thousands of years, Smyrna was the wealthiest of cities located today on Turkey’sAegean coast, an elegant, cosmopolitan city where Greeks, Armenians, Turks, Jews, and others lived and worked together – a city known for religious tolerance. But after the “Young Turks Revolution” and the creation of a Nationalist government in 1919, a lethal campaign calling for the destruction and brutal persecution of the Christians of Asia Minor, Pontos, and East Thrace began. The Great Fire of Smyrna (Καταστροφή της Σμύρνης) started on September 13, 1922, after the Turkish armed forces entered Smyrna, a deliberate act by the Turkish government to destroy or expel the Greeks and any other Christian population. The entire Greek and Armenian quarters of the city were destroyed, forcing the population to flee and seek shelter in Greece and elsewhere. Historians believe that the number of victims was in the tens of thousands, while the number of refugees was over a million. Thousands of Greek and Armenian men were subsequently deported into the interior of Anatolia, where many died in harsh and brutal conditions. After the Smyrna Catastrophe the Hellenic city founded over 3,000 years before, a jewel of the Eastern Mediterranean, ceased to have a Hellenic community. ABOUT HAWC The Hellenic American Women's Council (HAWC) is a 501(c)(3) nonpartisan, nationwide network whose mission is to identify and harness the tremendous talents of Hellenic American Women. HAWC encourages awareness of public policy issues and promotes women who wish to play leadership roles in their communities, the nation, and their professional fields of endeavor. More information is available at: www.hawcnet.org FOR QUESTIONS CONTACT Eri Frangiadakis, Regional Director Telephone 617-201-8617 | Email [email protected] Your support is appreciated to help the Asia Minor & Pontos Hellenic Research Center continue its mission to preserve the History of the Hellenes of Asia Minor. www.hellenicresearchcenter.org