Greece: 4,000 Greek Adoptees Can’t Celebrate National Genealogy Day on March 12 (Commentary)
National Herald – March 11, 2022
Most of us know where we come from and from whom. But there are millions of adoptees from around the world, who do not know who their own parents are, let alone their ancestors. On March 12, National Genealogy Day, it is important to remember that there must be restorative justice in all matters of identity, including access to any and all records related to the birth and/or adoption of a child. Four thousand Greek-born adoptees were among the first group of children in history to be systematically exported from their country of origin for adoption after two wars in their own country. All were stripped of their Greek citizenship, hundreds were separated from parents, not orphans at all, some were stolen, some were illegally trafficked. Most of them search for kin and are still trying to put together the pieces of their lives through the paperwork that is either being kept from them or cannot yet be found. They seek Nostos for Greek Adoptees, a symbolic return to their homeland, with the restoration of their Greek citizenship, which legitimizes who they are.
https://www.thenationalherald.com/4000-greek-adoptees-cant-celebrate-national-genealogy-day-on-march-12/