{"id":7683,"date":"2022-09-20T18:46:51","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T18:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/22627230891.thesite.link\/?page_id=7683"},"modified":"2022-10-04T18:30:24","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T18:30:24","slug":"%ce%bf%ce%b9-%ce%b1%cf%81%ce%bc%ce%ad%ce%bd%ce%b9%ce%bf%ce%b9-%cf%83%cf%84%ce%b7%ce%bd-%ce%ba%ce%ad%cf%81%ce%ba%cf%85%cf%81%ce%b1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/en\/%ce%bf%ce%b9-%ce%b1%cf%81%ce%bc%ce%ad%ce%bd%ce%b9%ce%bf%ce%b9-%cf%83%cf%84%ce%b7%ce%bd-%ce%ba%ce%ad%cf%81%ce%ba%cf%85%cf%81%ce%b1\/","title":{"rendered":"The Armenians in Corfu"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7683\" class=\"elementor elementor-7683\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-548debd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"548debd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-efddc34\" data-id=\"efddc34\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b06c9ef elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b06c9ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.4 - 31-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several years ago, while browsing through my father\u2019s archives, I found a yearbook of 1924, published in France by Theotique, who came from Istanbul and was a member of the Armenian intelligentsia of the time. It chronicles the activities of 1922-1923, the difficult years of the Armenian exodus, after the Greco-Turkish war of 1919-1922, when the large Armenian communities in Europe and America were established. There was an extensive reference to the Armenian population in Corfu.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-449553f\" data-id=\"449553f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91c04b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91c04b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A great number of refugees settled on the island, along with many orphanages, as well as teachers, and scholars. These people travelled throughout the island in 1923 and collected and recorded the history of the Armenians from 1550 to the 1920s.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb161a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb161a8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8146a90\" data-id=\"8146a90\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35bed30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"35bed30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.4 - 31-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-container{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-container>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));-ms-flex-item-align:stretch;align-self:stretch;-ms-flex-negative:0;flex-shrink:0}.e-container>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-container>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-container>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5835698 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5835698\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca0451f\" data-id=\"ca0451f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ece03bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ece03bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.4 - 31-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u0391\u03a1\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0399\u039f\u03991.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"380\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u0391\u03a1\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0399\u039f\u03991-380x540.jpg\" class=\"attachment-loquet-museum-5 size-loquet-museum-5\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u0391\u03a1\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0399\u039f\u03991-380x540.jpg 380w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u0391\u03a1\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0399\u039f\u03991-768x1092.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Armenian refugee certificate. G.S.A., Corfu Archives, Corfu Prefecture Archives (1865-1951), f.482\/2. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ceac491 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ceac491\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c30260\" data-id=\"7c30260\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0659d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d0659d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae6562c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae6562c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5885b84\" data-id=\"5885b84\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d6dc2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d6dc2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Armenian community in Corfu town<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The core of the new Armenian community in Corfu town had been created 16 years earlier, by the Markosian brothers and Boghos Zaroukian from Kemah. They had a coffee house at a very central spot downtown, and they supported their fellow countrymen, who arrived as refugees in November and December 1922, after the Greco-Turkish War. There were approximately 3,000 refugees, 2\/3 of which women and children, not counting the orphans. They mainly came from the cities of Akser, Konya and Caesarea. The number of the Christian refugees who arrived in Corfu from the Turkish heartland and from Pontus were initially 22,000. Approximately 17,000 remained, while 5,000 left for Thessaly. 400 Armenians were among them. The authorities gave 20-40 square metres of land per family for agriculture. Our people were scattered in the various quarters of the town, in the village of Potamos, and some families in distant villages like Synarades. They were prepared to work hard but they faced indifference and denial by the locals to be given any kind of work. Many lost their lives because of the hardships and the difficult conditions. Nevertheless, we will always remember the care and the hospitality shown to both peoples, without any discrimination, by the mayor, N. Farmakis. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a92b19e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a92b19e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3dd55f9\" data-id=\"3dd55f9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05f5a22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"05f5a22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33aed77 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33aed77\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a58987\" data-id=\"0a58987\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdb544e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fdb544e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u0391\u03a1\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0399\u039f\u03992.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"768\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u0391\u03a1\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0399\u039f\u03992-768x464.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u0391\u03a1\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0399\u039f\u03992-768x464.jpg 768w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u0391\u03a1\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0399\u039f\u03992-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u0391\u03a1\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0399\u039f\u03992-1024x618.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u0391\u03a1\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0399\u039f\u03992-1536x927.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u0391\u03a1\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0399\u039f\u03992-415x251.jpg 415w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u0391\u03a1\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0399\u039f\u03992-650x392.jpg 650w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u0391\u03a1\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0399\u039f\u03992-250x151.jpg 250w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u0391\u03a1\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0399\u039f\u03992.jpg 1910w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The first armenian-catholic school of Corfu. Spyros Gaoutsis Collection.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3cad08 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3cad08\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-acb81ff\" data-id=\"acb81ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a28e9a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a28e9a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0e07ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0e07ab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c39d1d4\" data-id=\"c39d1d4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-001cc31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"001cc31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Charity Organisations<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The American Red Cross, led by Dr. Godfrey, was the first who came to assist the Armenian refugees. They helped distribute food and medication. At the end of the summer of 1924, Dr. Godfrey transferred his activities to the local charitable institutions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-effb625 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"effb625\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1aa4126\" data-id=\"1aa4126\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52d85d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"52d85d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51395c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51395c5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d20705a\" data-id=\"d20705a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20d359a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20d359a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The British Society of Friends<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its manager was Miss Burgess, a young active English woman with philanthropic action in Istanbul, a philarmenian. She left, in 1922, along with twenty young Armenian women, students of cottage industry at Mitchen House in Istanbul. They settled in a villa, at the village of Alepou in Corfu, where under Miss Christine\u2019s management, they continued their studies, while participating in the philanthropic action of the Institution. The Mitchen House was established in Garitsa. There, on Sundays, pastor Ovanes Tzetzizian and Mis Burgess preached. Her speech on the Treaty of Lausanne caused quite a sensation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-956899f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"956899f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-897ce61\" data-id=\"897ce61\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b3d484 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b3d484\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to the charitable institutions, there were also several orphanages for boys and girls on the island, under British and American management, which literally saved the Armenian children from this monstrosity. Many great teachers and scholars, who survived the genocide, taught at these orphanages, providing high-level education at the time, cultivating patriotism, and teaching them the necessary qualifications to make a living.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-157a8d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"157a8d6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c54f556\" data-id=\"c54f556\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2941b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c2941b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dff41c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dff41c6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-203dc07\" data-id=\"203dc07\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5d002f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5d002f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Lord Major\u2019s Foundation<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They transferred 750 orphan boys and girls, under the management of Dr. Kennedy. The manager of the boys\u2019 orphanage is Sir Robert Crevesy and the teacher of the school is the scholar and musicologist, Kevork Garvarentz, who was headmaster for eight months and was succeeded by professor S. Chatsantourian. The girls\u2019 headmistress is Mrs. Fenzi and their teacher, Mrs. Diratsian. In addition, M. Fred established technical schools after the American technical schools for shoemakers, tailors, and carpenters, where the orphans could be taught and work. The manager of this organization provided food and clothes in the winter, worth of 500 pounds, to those in need.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8844412 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8844412\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ed7017\" data-id=\"5ed7017\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20567c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"20567c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-176a197 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"176a197\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f49f298\" data-id=\"f49f298\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22aa59a elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"22aa59a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u0391\u03a1\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0399\u039f\u03993.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"633\" src=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u0391\u03a1\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0399\u039f\u03993-1024x633.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u0391\u03a1\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0399\u039f\u03993-1024x633.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u0391\u03a1\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0399\u039f\u03993-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u0391\u03a1\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0399\u039f\u03993-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u0391\u03a1\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0399\u039f\u03993-1536x949.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u0391\u03a1\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0399\u039f\u03993-2048x1266.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u0391\u03a1\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0399\u039f\u03993-415x256.jpg 415w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u0391\u03a1\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0399\u039f\u03993-650x402.jpg 650w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u0391\u03a1\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0399\u039f\u03993-250x154.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A group of orphaned Armenian children in front of the entrance to the office of the Director of the Lord Mayor's Fund Orphanage. Krikor Geramian Private Collection.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b77dfc\" data-id=\"1b77dfc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c64279f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c64279f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0338a1\" data-id=\"d0338a1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a5b799\" data-id=\"1a5b799\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f915fff elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f915fff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u0391\u03a1\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0399\u039f\u03994.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u0391\u03a1\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0399\u039f\u03994-1024x666.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u0391\u03a1\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0399\u039f\u03994-1024x666.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u0391\u03a1\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0399\u039f\u03994-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u0391\u03a1\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0399\u039f\u03994-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u0391\u03a1\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0399\u039f\u03994-1536x998.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u0391\u03a1\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0399\u039f\u03994-2048x1331.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u0391\u03a1\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0399\u039f\u03994-415x270.jpg 415w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u0391\u03a1\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0399\u039f\u03994-650x423.jpg 650w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u0391\u03a1\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0399\u039f\u03994-250x163.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Excursion with the teacher, musician, conductor, poet and director of the orphanage Kevork Garvarents. Krikor Geramian Collection.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7e7519 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7e7519\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5c396f\" data-id=\"a5c396f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-693d263 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"693d263\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7106b74 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7106b74\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-afd8096\" data-id=\"afd8096\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f637294 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f637294\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Fabre Boys Home<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the small orphanage from Skoutari with 16 orphans, which was secretly transferred from Istanbul, when the political riots broke out. It is managed by Mrs. Noemi and the headmaster is Agop Alotzian. This philarmenian and expert in Armenia English woman, settled in Corfu and took care of the orphans, while she kept making soup for eight months, which she distributed to the refugee families that were scattered from Mandouki to Villa Giannis. January 1923 was the hardest period for her orphans in Corfu, so Mrs. Noemi adopted nearly all the orphans. In August, she left for Europe, and she stopped her action.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-990cdd4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"990cdd4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-485e671\" data-id=\"485e671\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b4e290 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5b4e290\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8823d52 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8823d52\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-758b9cc\" data-id=\"758b9cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db043f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db043f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Carpet Factory<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apart from the care and education of the Armenian children, the national organisations cared, to the extent possible, for the vocational rehabilitation of the refugees. Thus, a new carpet factory was established in Mandouki, which cost 4,000 pounds. It was established by the Consul of the British embassy in Corfu, J. Graves and Markos Kesinian, a well-known pharmacist from the American University of Beirut - whose idea this business was - along with the very active director of the factory, M. Fredy. 300 Armenian women worked there for a payment of 7-8 drachmas per day. The products manufactured were exported to America and Canada. Painter Armeniac Ter Agopian was behind the designs of the beautiful oriental carpets, inspired by the Armenian miniature.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57906e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57906e5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b38e089\" data-id=\"b38e089\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1ef949 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b1ef949\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-142fa94 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"142fa94\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6b22ae\" data-id=\"d6b22ae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f99e312 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f99e312\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Armenian Community Committee<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Naturally, the Armenian community participated as well. After the arrival of the refugees, it increased significantly in number. A large part of the Armenian intelligentsia came to Corfu.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In February 1923, on the initiative of Dr. Nerses Santaltzian, Andranik Keoseltzian and Andarses Attarian, a committee was set up, aiming to facilitate the refugees in their paperwork with the authorities and to coordinate the distribution of help that arrived from the centre. This Committee later became the Armenian community council; its president was Garnik Momtzian, its cashier Boghos Tzaroukian and its secretary Kevork Garvarents. On the initiative of the leadership of the Armenian community in Corfu, on 11 April 1924, a commemoration took place for the 1915 genocide, at the church of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel. A lot of people participated, local authorities and representatives of foreign countries. The keynote speaker was the Armenian pastor O. Tzetzizian and the scholar poet Vahan Tekegian. A symbolic tomb for the victims had been created with wreaths and large candles and the Philharmonic band of Corfu was playing funeral marches with the participation of the choir of the orphanages.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3cae92c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3cae92c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-138e29c\" data-id=\"138e29c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83bdda3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83bdda3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Up until the Holy Week, the Armenian community did not have a priest. Its members performed their religious duties in the Greek churches and in some cases, they buried their dead without a funeral mass. The Metropolitan Bishop of Corfu and Paxos, Athenagoras, granted them the church of Ipapandi (Candlemas), in which on Holy Saturday, father Karekin Chatsantourian, also a survivor of the Asia Minor war, performed the Easter Vigil Mass in the Armenian language. Later, he was succeeded by Genitse Drezian, an educated, very informed, and active priest, who was dear to all, taking initiatives and providing solutions to the needs of the Armenian refugees, to the extent possible.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8717577 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8717577\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27e020e\" data-id=\"27e020e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d62d8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4d62d8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-732d313 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"732d313\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-176e7c5\" data-id=\"176e7c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58ace22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58ace22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Ararat School<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The exiled people cared about their children\u2019s education and, especially, learning their mother language, even in these adverse conditions of migration. Father Gioureg Zohrabian, an active and educated exile Capuchin monk from Tabzon, who served the few Armenian Catholics of Corfu, founded in May, with his own means and resources, the Ararat School, in town. Armenian teachers of the Near East Relief orphanage, who were not active teachers anymore, devoted themselves to educating the Armenian children in the Ararat school. The resources sufficed for only three months. Ararat\u2019s reserves had already been spent for the teachers\u2019 wages, the equipment of the school and the rental of the building. The students participated in the school feast, which also marked the end of the school\u2019s operation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12c5111 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12c5111\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-981c2c6\" data-id=\"981c2c6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3bea7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b3bea7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-daf0682 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"daf0682\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-938b05f\" data-id=\"938b05f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87fc16c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87fc16c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Armenian Theatre<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was necessary for the long-suffering Armenians to escape reality. Fortunately, there were the right people for this in the community of Corfu. The initiatives of the scholar K. Garvarents and the poet and actor Nsan Bestiktaslian, provided the solution to this problem. In May, they staged the performance \u201cCharles Artin Aga\u201d at the \u201cPoikilion\u201d Theatre. Its performers were theatregoer young ladies and men, under the guidance of two experienced teachers. The exiled suffering Armenians were able to live this experience and to enjoy it, but Corfu could not maintain a theatre. The meagre ticket revenues had to be used to pay the state taxes. Donations from the community were petty and the expenses a lot.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-98e51d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"98e51d4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f124276\" data-id=\"f124276\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-681a42f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"681a42f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a1d30c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a1d30c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45a82c8\" data-id=\"45a82c8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e76352e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e76352e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Near East Relief<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last but not least, this American foundation, which featured in the Armenian newspapers for many months and gave a headache to the leadership of the Armenian communities all over the world. Charoutioun Chatsantourian, president of the Armenian community of Istanbul, in line with the demands of Relief, gathered all the children of the orphanages of Istanbul to transfer them to Greece, in haste, without examining the conditions, without the necessary planning and guarantees, and without taking their age into account. In November 1922, the ordeal for our thousands of orphans peaked, when they were packed like cattle in the ships. There they experienced once again the abandonment and the indifference of those in charge. For months they wandered barefoot without any beds and blankets, without food and care. The Relief officials, who deliberately twisted the real facts, made the problem worse. The National Council of France took the matter in its hands, and appointed Vachan Tekegian as inspector, a former MP of the 1918 government of the independent Armenia, who by visiting all the orphanages, tried to identify the problem first-hand, and hold Relief accountable for its actions. It proved impossible. Thus, he went to Egypt and collaborated with other institutions, managing to find a permanent solution to the orphans\u2019 problem.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the summer of 1922, the number of orphans in Corfu was approximately 5,000. Initially, they were housed in the Achilleion palace, together with 27 Armenian teachers. In February, they gradually began to transfer the adult orphans to Kavala, to Syros and elsewhere, where they had secured them an occupation, they enrolled others in the technical schools that operated on the island, and they transferred the best pupils to higher educational institutions, such as in Cyprus, etc. Soon this number reached 150 children and only 2 teachers, but it was reinforced with 4 Greek teachers, which was necessary for learning Greek, since they were in Greece. Of those that remained, several were integrated through mixed marriages, others remained and worked, and integrated into the Corfiot society preserving, however, their national identity.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc68536 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc68536\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-994091c\" data-id=\"994091c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d6329c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d6329c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*This text was authored by Azniv Yeramian, who worked extensively on the subject. To honour her memory, it is published as a special tribute. Our warmest thanks to Mr. Mike Tsiligirian, publisher of the \u2018Armenika\u2019 magazine for kindly providing the text and the photographs.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-94f2e70 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"94f2e70\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-382a5cb\" data-id=\"382a5cb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a927582 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a927582\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6419013 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6419013\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f565b07\" data-id=\"f565b07\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e4c553 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"9e4c553\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.4 - 31-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image-carousel .swiper-container{position:static}.elementor-widget-image-carousel .swiper-container .swiper-slide figure{line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-image-carousel .swiper-slide{text-align:center}.elementor-image-carousel-wrapper:not(.swiper-container-initialized) .swiper-slide{max-width:calc(100% \/ var(--e-image-carousel-slides-to-show, 3))}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper-container\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" href=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ARMENIOI5.jpg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ARMENIOI5-300x192.jpg\" alt=\"\u0397 \u03c0\u03bf\u03b4\u03bf\u03c3\u03c6\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03bf\u03bc\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1 &quot;\u0391\u03c1\u03c4\u03b6\u03af\u03b2&quot; (\u03b1\u03b5\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2) \u03c3\u03b5 \u03c0\u03bb\u03ae\u03c1\u03b7 \u03c3\u03cd\u03bd\u03b8\u03b5\u03c3\u03b7 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bb\u03ad\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03ba\u03ac\u03c4\u03c9 \u03c0\u03bb\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c0\u03cc\u03bb\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u039a\u03ad\u03c1\u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2. \u0399\u03b4\u03b9\u03c9\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u0391\u03c1\u03c7\u03b5\u03af\u03bf \u039a\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c1 \u0393\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1\u03bc\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The football team \"Arjiv\" (eagle) in full composition and with the uniforms in Corfu Town's Square. Private Archive of Krikor Geramian.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" href=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ARMENIOI6.jpeg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ARMENIOI6-300x190.jpeg\" alt=\"\u0397 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c0\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03bf\u03bc\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1 \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u0391\u03c1\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b9\u03c9\u03bd \u03a0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03c6\u03cd\u03b3\u03c9\u03bd, \u03b7 \u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03af\u03b1 \u03b5\u03b3\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03ac\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03a0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03b9\u03cc \u03a6\u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u039a\u03ad\u03c1\u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2. \u0399\u03b4\u03b9\u03c9\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u0391\u03c1\u03c7\u03b5\u03af\u03bf \u039a\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c1 \u0393\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1\u03bc\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The scout group of Armenian refugees, that settled in the Old Fortress of Corfu. Krikor Geramian Collection.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" href=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u0391\u03a1\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0399\u039f\u0399-7.jpg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u0391\u03a1\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0399\u039f\u0399-7-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"15 \u03a6\u03b5\u03b2\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03bf\u03c5 1923: \u0395\u03bf\u03c1\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03bc\u03cc\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b5\u03b8\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae\u03c2 \u03b5\u03c0\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5\u03af\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03bc\u03ac\u03c7\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03cd \u0391\u03b2\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03ca\u03c1 \u03c4\u03bf \u03ad\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 451 \u03bc.\u03a7., \u03c5\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b7\u03b3\u03b5\u03c3\u03af\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03b7\u03b3\u03bf\u03cd \u0392\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03ac\u03bd \u039c\u03b1\u03bc\u03b9\u03b3\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03bf\u03c1\u03c6\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c6\u03b5\u03af\u03bf \u03b1\u03c1\u03c1\u03ad\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd. \u03a3\u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03ad\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03ba\u03c1\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bf \u03b4\u03b9\u03b5\u03c5\u03b8\u03c5\u03bd\u03c4\u03ae\u03c2 \u039a\u03b5\u03b2\u03cc\u03c1\u03ba \u0393\u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03b2\u03b1\u03c1\u03ad\u03bd\u03c4\u03c2. \u0399\u03b4\u03b9\u03c9\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u0391\u03c1\u03c7\u03b5\u03af\u03bf \u039a\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c1 \u0393\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1\u03bc\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">February 15, 1923: Celebration of the national anniversary of the Battle of Avarair in the year 451 AD, led by General Vartan Mamigonian at the orphanage for boys. Director Kevork Garvarentz can be seen in the centre. Krikor Geramian Collection.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" href=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u0391\u03a1\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0399\u039f\u0399-\u0395\u03a7\u03a4\u03a1\u0391.jpg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u0391\u03a1\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0399\u039f\u0399-\u0395\u03a7\u03a4\u03a1\u0391-241x300.jpg\" alt=\"\u00ab\u03a0\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03ac\u03b3\u03ba\u00bb (\u03a0\u03c1\u03af\u03c3\u03bc\u03b1), \u03b4\u03b5\u03ba\u03b1\u03c0\u03b5\u03bd\u03b8\u03ae\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03bc\u03b1\u03b8\u03b7\u03c4\u03ce\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u039f\u03c1\u03c6\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c6\u03b5\u03af\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b9\u03b4\u03c1\u03cd\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 Lord Mayor\u2019s Armenian Fund, \u039a\u03ad\u03c1\u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u03b1, 15 \u039c\u03b1\u0390\u03bf\u03c5 1923, \u03ad\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 1\u03bf, \u03c4\u03b5\u03cd\u03c7\u03bf\u03c2 5. \u0391\u03c1\u03c7\u03b5\u03af\u03bf \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd \u00ab\u0391\u03c1\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac\u00bb.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">\"Prismag\" (Prism), fortnightly magazine of the students of the Orphanage of the Lord Mayor's Armenian Fund, Corfu, 15 May 1923, year 1, issue 5. Archive of \"Armenian\" magazine.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" href=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ARMENIOI8.jpg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ARMENIOI8-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"\u0391\u03c1\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b9\u03bf\u03b9 \u03c0\u03c1\u03cc\u03c3\u03c6\u03c5\u03b3\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b9\u03c4\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03c3\u03c7\u03bf\u03bb\u03ae \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u039a\u03ad\u03c1\u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2. \u0399\u03b4\u03b9\u03c9\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u0391\u03c1\u03c7\u03b5\u03af\u03bf \u03a3\u03c0\u03cd\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5 \u0393\u03b1\u03bf\u03cd\u03c4\u03c3\u03b7.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Armenian refugees in the Italian school of Corfu. Spyros Gaoutsis Collection.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" href=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u0391\u03a1\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0399\u039f\u03999.jpg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u0391\u03a1\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0399\u039f\u03999-300x184.jpg\" alt=\"\u039f\u03c1\u03c6\u03b1\u03bd\u03ac \u03b1\u03c1\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03cc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u039a\u03ad\u03c1\u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u03b3\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03ac\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u0399\u03bd\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03c4\u03bf\u03cd\u03c4\u03bf \u03a0\u03af\u03bf\u03c2 \u03a7\u0399, \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03a4\u03bf\u03c1\u03af\u03bd\u03bf. \u0399\u03b4\u03b9\u03c9\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u0391\u03c1\u03c7\u03b5\u03af\u03bf \u03a3\u03c0\u03cd\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5 \u0393\u03b1\u03bf\u03cd\u03c4\u03c3\u03b7.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Orphaned Armenian kids from Corfu that settled at the Pius XI Institute in Turin. 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