More Thessaloniki

Thracians, Macedonians (Alex was from this side!), Romans, Byzantines, Ottomans, Jews from Spain, the Greek diaspora, forced exchanges of population, nation state, fire, wars, earthquakes and now financial crisis, Syrian refugees and Covid. Phew..three different markets and quarters (Greek Christian, Jewish, Turk). Bullets in the now defunct Jewish market where so many thousands were rounded up and sent to Auschwitz. So many buildings still empty. Delight at freedom from Turkish rule and paranoia (justified?) about Turkish aggression still very real. Small nation states with big back stories and ethnic/religious identities struggling to stay afloat as pawns of the bigger powers. Nothing much changes.Baca selengkapnya