During September, AHEPA reflects and remembers the catastrophic events of September 1922 (the Smyrna Catastrophe) and September 1955 (the Istanbul Pogrom) and shares the following articles, journal pieces, and other resources with our audience for a more in-depth historical perspective and additional insight:

International Association of Genocide Scholars: The Istanbul Pogrom of 6-7 September 1955 in the Light of International Law

Articles & Blog Posts

• September 6-7, 1955: Krystallnacht in Constantinople (The Pappas Post)
• Locals commemorate pogrom against Greeks and Jews in Turkey in 1955 (The Jerusalem Post)
• September 10, 1922: The Martyrdom of Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Smyrna (The Pappas Post)
• New York Times Recounts ‘Turkish Atrocities’ in Smyrna 1922; Testimony Based on American Doctor’s Account (The Pappas Post)
• The Horror on the Smyrna Quay: Testimony of Dr. Esther Lovejoy (The Pappas Post)
• America and the Asia Minor Refugees (The National Herald)

Must Read Books

• The Mechanism of Catastrophe: The Turkish Pogrom Of September 6 – 7, 1955, And The Destruction Of The Greek Community Of Istanbul by Speros Vryonis, Jr., Ph.D.
• The Blight of Asia by former U.S. Consul General to Smyrna George Horton
• Harper Collins Book About An American Minister Who Saved 250,000 Greeks from Smyrna Fire in 1922 (on Amazon) 

Current Events

• Screening of “Smyrni Mou Agapimeni” Film in Cleveland October 2 (The Pappas Post)
• Exhibition on 1922 refugee sanctuaries (Ekathimerini)