“Worthy to be remembered” – Focus group

July 18, 2024

Engraving in black and white by Tassos. In the foreground, a soldier in a fustanella with a long-barreled gun aims at a disabled combatant holding a small Greek flag. He opens his shirt and holds his chest up prepared to receive the bullet. In the background, bloodied bodies lying on the ground and a crowd of people in hand-to-hand combat. — Engraving by Tassos for the execution of the war veterans from the Albanian front

In the framework of the project “Worthy to be remembered: Honouring Disabled Victims of Nazi Persecution in Greece and Germany“, an online focus group with the historian Jason Chandrinos will take place on Wednesday, July 17th at 18:00-20:00.

If you are a disabled person and would be interested in being part of the focus group, please fill in the application form.

You will receive confirmation of your participation via email, as the number of people who can participate is limited.

The project “Worthy to be remembered” is implemented by liminal in cooperation with Gedenkort T4, Signal (Simeio): Researching and Confronting the Far Right (Greece) and the historian Jason Chandrinos with the support of the German-Greek Fund for the Future.

The project aims to address the historical memory of disabled individuals in Greece who were persecuted during the German Occupation and deported to concentration camps in Germany and Austria. Furthermore, the project will shed light on contemporary manifestations of ableism promoted by the extreme right, raising awareness and promoting inclusivity. The project not only holds the potential to advance historical research, but also serves as a catalyst for fostering intercultural exchange between the two nations, ultimately working towards the cultivation of a collective and shared historical consciousness.

In the context of the focus group we will have the opportunity to discuss the historical events of the blockade of the disabled war veterans that took place on 30 November 1943 in hospitals in Athens during the German Occupation and the “Action T4 Euthanasia Programme”. We will examine the context in which the events took place and their implications, as well as provide feedback to historical research and the directions it can take by including our own perspective in the interpretations and narratives.